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Gremlin · 14-08-2010, 19:04

Just after the war a lot of kids had bits of things from the soldiers and one kid near me had a whistle.
A neighbour had come back from the war after being shot while landing with a parachute and treated badly.
I remember when the lad with the whistle blew it the old soldier came running out into our lane screaming and sobbing and had to be coaxed back indoors by his wife. It seems that the whistle was the Germans signal for the prisoners to line up for a bashing.
It took a long time for him to recover from mental problems yet he looked as though he hadn't got a scratch on his body

14-08-2010, 19:04	#8
Gremlin Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: neerabeer Posts: 2,345 Liked: 2146 times Rep Power: 43736	Re: World War 1 Medical Terms Just after the war a lot of kids had bits of things from the soldiers and one kid near me had a whistle. A neighbour had come back from the war after being shot while landing with a parachute and treated badly. I remember when the lad with the whistle blew it the old soldier came running out into our lane screaming and sobbing and had to be coaxed back indoors by his wife. It seems that the whistle was the Germans signal for the prisoners to line up for a bashing. It took a long time for him to recover from mental problems yet he looked as though he hadn't got a scratch on his body __________________ Gremlin R.T.