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“Never was there such a Christmas before or since.” – Lieutenant Sir Edward Hulse
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“The cessation of hostilities became merely a question of common sense.” – Corporal Denman, Gordon Highlanders
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“It was a Christmas Day that neither I nor anyone else who took part in it will ever forget.” – Private Ron Baskerville, Royal Field Artillery
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“It was a day of peace in a time of war.” – Private Jimmy Tod, 6th Seaforths
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“I wouldn’t have missed that unique and weird Christmas Day for anything.” – Captain Sir Edward Hulse
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“I then came to the conclusion that I have heard so often since: that there was nothing more in war than a money racket.” – Lieutenant Freddie Young, 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
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“Never again would I experience such a unique and bizarre Christmas.” – Private L. Hawkins, South Staffordshire Regiment
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“The Germans took the initiative and shouted over to us ‘Happy Christmas, Englishmen!’ The spirit of Christmas took over all of us.” – Private Bertie Felstead, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment
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“A stream of lights breaks upon my astonished vision–it is the first time I have seen a light for a while.” – Private Frank Sumpter, 6th Seaforths
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“We were able to carry on an intelligent conversation with them in half a dozen languages. They had plenty of cigarettes, cigars, chocolate, and good wine–all sorts of luxuries.” – Lieutenant Graham Williams, 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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“The sight of this man made us brave enough to go and find out what they wanted.” – Private F. Henderson, 6th Seaforths
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“I am writing this in our trench, 600 yards from the German one.” – Lieutenant Walter Kirk, 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade
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“The Germans are not bad sorts at all, and were quite decent about the whole truce business. It was Christmas Day and we wore your presents on patrol.” – Private Ronnie Mitchell, 4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
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“We were glad because we were out of danger, and besides we always hope that we could bring this awful war to an end, and live normal again.” – Sergeant Harry Stuart, Highland Light Infantry
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“They came over unarmed with hands up, coming towards us as though they were walking to church.” – Private Ernie Williams, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment Royal Fusiliers BIBLE QUOTES ABOUT WORKING ON THE SABBATH
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“How dare they try to kill a spirit that is indestructible.” – Private Tom Pope, South Staffordshire Regiment
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“It was as though nothing was different, and there had never been a war.” – Private Walter Kirk, 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade
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“Never did I witness such a heart-stirring sight as that which broke upon us on this Christmas Day.” – Lieutenant Bruce Bairnsfather, 1st Staffordshire Battery, Royal Field Artillery
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“We had to carry on for six weeks more, but all the time our hatred for the Germans was dying away.” – Private Alec Reader, 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment
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“So all the guns were silenced and they buried their dead and we buried ours.” – Private Michael Murphy, 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
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“One doesn’t know or think about how we could again inherit the spirit of Christmas.” – Lieutenant Sir Edward Hulse
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“They were quite friendly; in fact, we were able to go over to their trenches and push each other in friendly warfare without any ill-feeling at all.” – Private Harry Scriven, Northumberland Fusiliers
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“The Germans immediately came out of their trench, and after shaking hands with us they began to fraternize with us as if they had known us forever.” – Private Reginald Armitage, 5th West Yorkshire Regiment
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“We had a grand sing-song they started with ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’, and we responded with ‘The First Noel.'” – Private Alfred Anderson, 5th Battalion Black Watch
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“That was the happiest day that I experienced during the war.” – Captain J. C. Dunn, Royal Army Medical Corps
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“It was a fine day, and the snow covered the ground, making it look just like home.” – Sergeant John Ferguson, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
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“We were laughing and joking. What a contrast to a and a half hours before when we were having all those shots thrown at us.” – Private Bertie Felstead, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment
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“Both sides kept up this sort of socializing until it was brought to an end by the authorities.” – Private Teddy Edmonds, Royal Sussex Regiment
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“Play up, play up, and give me some of your cigarettes.” – Captain Ernie Williams, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment