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100 year WWI anniversary

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Post by HB of CJ   » Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:49 pm

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Yep; hard to read the correspondence. Later I will print it off, enlarge it up and read. Thank you. Cool, a first hand account indeed. HB of CJ (old coot) Cm. I love this forum.
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Re: 100 year WWI anniversary
Post by pokermind   » Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:54 am

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Part of the problem is the terms for royalty. First line First page:

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1) H.R.H [His Royal Highness] Prince Henry [The Kaiser's younger brother the Prince of Prussia] was received by His Majesty King George V [ King of England and the Kaiser's cozen] in London who implored him to transmit to me verbally that England would remain Neutral if war broke out on the 'Continent' involving Germany & France Austria & Russia. This message was telegraphed to me by my brother in London after his conversation with H.M [His Majesty] the King, & repeated verbally [nite ?] of 29th of July [1914].


Note the Kaiser is saying he had a green light to start the war from the King of England. The date of the note August 10, 1914 written day month in roman numerals last two numbers of year IE 10 VIII 14.

Interesting how many people can't read long hand now, in fact they are no longer teaching it in many of our schools so they will no longer be able to read original historical documents. Shame Say I!

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Re: 100 year WWI anniversary
Post by pokermind   » Fri Aug 15, 2014 3:16 pm

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And you though you were a Waco Fan this Brit. built 60 feet of WW 1 trench, see http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2723673/WWI-expert-turns-yard-trench-life-really-like-line.html

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Re: 100 year WWI anniversary
Post by Zakharra   » Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:27 pm

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[quote="pokermind"

Interesting how many people can't read long hand now, in fact they are no longer teaching it in many of our schools so they will no longer be able to read original historical documents. Shame Say I!

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I can read longhand, that's just sloppy writing.
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