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A WWI Soldier's Letters Posted in Real-Time

Over at the English blog "WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier" there's a fascinating history lesson going on in real-time.  Bill Lamin, the grandson of WWI English soldier Harry Lamin, has been posting the wartime letters of his grandfather exactly ninety years to the day from when they were first sent.  On this blog the first days of 2008 are actually the first days of 1918.  The latest post (from Monday) is fascinating in its mundane nature--Harry is thanking the letter's recipient for sending a package:

’Your biscuits was grand and I enjoyed them. I




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