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- Despite the difficulties of war, a strong sense of shared experience often develops on the frontline and at home. The individuals in these stories share an unshakeable optimism, a sense of humour, and a determination to help others. This sense of comradeship brought comfort, strength, and hope for a brighter future.
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May 19, 2022 · On official occasions, comradeship was evoked to justify the ways of mourning and remembering that developed in the post-war years and to confer responsibilities such as to rebuild a better society and care for the dependents of the dead on surviving soldiers. 5 Taking this responsibility seriously as a way of honouring their fallen comrades ...
Comradeship is such an intense bond that one would expect the death of one soldier to trigger a strong emotional reaction from the others. But grief is a luxury these battle-hardened soldiers cannot afford.
Abstract. this chapter is about the influence of combat experience in the lives of surviving veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict examine the link between combat experience and psychological health in the postwar years and decades later take up the issue of war comradeship, the loss of friends in war, and the extent to which combat ...
- Glen H. Elder, Elizabeth C. Clipp
- 1988
- Introduction
- On The Field: Lance Corporal Richard Overy
- Musical Notes: Sergeant Herbert Chudleigh
- Tea and Sympathy: Minnie Rattigan
- On with The Show: Private Ernest "Nick” Nicholls
- Friendship Through Adversity: Warrant Officer Charles "Ken” Gilkes
- A Team Player: Corporal Leslie "Peter” Chitty
- Finding Comfort in Craft: Dr Margaret Smallwood
- An Olympic Dream: Major Claude Smeal
- "Mother of All Vietnam Vets”: Lorrae Desmond
Millions of Australians have been affected by war. Many servicemen and servicewomen have faced extraordinary dangers, while their loved ones waiting at home suffered months and even years of uncertainty. Yet, despite the difficulties, a strong sense of shared experience, friendship, and camaraderie often developed. The stories in this book are abou...
A tense silence descended over the snow-covered ground of northern France. Lance Corporal Richard Overy took a sharp breath in anticipation, and looked across at his teammates, their jerseys proudly emblazoned with a symbol from their distant home. Suddenly, a whistle sounded and a roaring cheer broke out on the sidelines. Richard saw the football ...
Swarms of flies buzzed hungrily near the dug-out, searching in vain for an open tin of sticky jam. Private Herbert Chudleigh swatted the persistent pests away, and sat down in the dust. He looked at the weary crowd that had gathered. No one knew what lay ahead, but tomorrow they would leave the peninsula, and Gallipoli would soon be a distant memor...
Morning sunshine fell across the streets of London, stirring the city awake. Minnie Rattigan heard the drum of boots on the footpath outside, and hurriedly placed the vase she was holding on the table. She glanced around the room, and nodded in satisfaction as a group of women in green pinafores appeared with freshly brewed tea and hot buttered toa...
Private Ernest Nicholls peered through the makeshift curtain, where a sea of khaki-clad soldiers sat waiting. Their faces were tired and drawn, exhausted from months of fighting on the Western Front. Ernest straightened his ruffled collar, and tipped his hat; he was determined to make them smile. Even as a child, Ernest had loved to make people lau...
Flight Sergeant Ken Gilkes slowly opened his eyes. A nurse was moving quietly around his bed, carefully adjusting the pillows where his hands lay wrapped in thick bandages. His arms were etched with scars, and his face ached, the new skin straining tight across his forehead. Ken stared blankly into space; home seemed a world away. As he turned towa...
Corporal Peter Chitty felt beads of sweat roll slowly down his face; the air was thick with humidity, and the breeze just barely ruffled the leaves on the surrounding rubber trees. More than 10,000 Allied prisoners of war had gathered in excitement, their gaze fixed on the silver medallion around Peter’s neck. There was a hush; Peter looked out acr...
Dr Margaret Smallwood ran her fingers over the faded material, tracing the pattern of her stitches. There, carefully embroidered on the scrap of white fabric was a room containing a tiny bed, a table with a single cup, and a barred window. It was her prison cell, her home for the uncertain months that lay ahead. But she was not alone; her patch was...
Captain Claude Smeal heard the crowd roar as he sprinted into view. He saw his teammate waiting anxiously at the changeover and raced towards him, gasping for breath. His heart was pounding and his lungs were almost bursting, but Claude was determined to lead his side to victory. It was 19 November 1952 and the signals unit was dashing towards the ...
The rain was ceaseless, pouring down upon the soldiers in torrential waves. Standing centre stage, Lorrae Desmond saw their cotton hats dripping with water, their green shirts clinging to their skin, but nothing seemed to dampen their enthusiasm. Lorrae took a bow, her ears ringing with applause, and then burst into another song. Lorrae was a born ...
the feeling of friendship between people who live or work together, especially in a difficult situation. Synonym. camaraderie. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Friendly. affability. affable. affably. affiliative. agreeableness. conversable. conviviality. convivially. cordial. hospitable. hospitably. hospitality. inseparable. socially.
After the Second World War it was also colloquially used for 'teacher' (as an elliptical form of the official tovariš učitelj (m.) and tovarišica učiteljica (f.) 'comrade teacher'). After 1991 it rapidly fell out of use as a general term of address, but is still used when expressing comradeship among individuals.
Mar 18, 2013 · "War offers endless exotic experiences, ... but such incidences tended to be exceptions to the norm that was a sense of comradeship the civilian world just can't seem to replicate. In Iraq you had ...
