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Pooflake says: Tell us your stories of conflict. From the pettiest row that got out of hand, through full blown battles involving mass brawls and destruction to your real war / army stories.

(, Thu 31 May 2012, 11:55)
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War hero
My Great grandfather died in the trenches in Northern France in 1915.

Nothing unusual there.

I've been researching my family tree and recently received confirmation of how he died from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

He was struck by lightning.

Bugger.....no medals then.
(, Thu 31 May 2012, 18:50, 2 replies)
maybe he was in the stoßtrupp

(, Thu 31 May 2012, 19:49, closed)
Ha ha
with his own personal lightning conductor on his helmet?
(, Fri 1 Jun 2012, 10:32, closed)

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