tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post8608024495512749817..comments2024-03-19T00:17:41.069+13:00Comments on Timespanner: A Kiwi soldier in the Easter 1916 UprisingTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-45036819248693102202014-08-19T21:12:43.736+12:002014-08-19T21:12:43.736+12:00I agree, Anonymous. It was all rather tally-ho-der...I agree, Anonymous. It was all rather tally-ho-derring-do sort of stuff.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-85717266688567801552014-08-19T17:34:08.538+12:002014-08-19T17:34:08.538+12:00I suspect Garland used a lot of poetic licence in ...I suspect Garland used a lot of poetic licence in his letter home. Given that total rebel deaths for Easter Week was 64 it is likely Garland inflated his claims. Only one rebel, Volunteer Gerald Keogh has been confirmed as being shot near Trinity College.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-44966108791822174422014-06-10T04:20:15.270+12:002014-06-10T04:20:15.270+12:00"At 11 p.m. they woke us up and took the colo..."At 11 p.m. they woke us up and took the colonials, whom they called Anzacs, up to the roof, where we were to snipe". And "altogether we Anzacs were responsible for 27 rebels". Oh dear. What were the soldiers' officers thinking??? Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com