His Last Bow: Watson's Diary, April 1918 - The Battle of the Lys

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Canon Story: His Last Bow
Title: Watson's Diary, April 1918 - The Battle of the Lys
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

Back in Ypres once again, I’m facing yet more death and destruction.  Another gas attack has brought more blinded men to add to the confusion.  In addition we have a number of Portuguese who call out in their own language augmenting the general discord.  In the noise and the chaos will we ever know any peace?  I am so tired.
 

Comments

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Poor Watson. War is hell.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

It is indeed. I couldn't let LAST go by without marking it.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Such a horrific conflict - and all over an Archduke who wasn't worth the bullets used to assassinate him.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Although if it hadn't been him, there would have been another tinder point.

I've seen the desk where Franz Josef signed the document which began the conflict, and I have to say I got the feeling he was more concerned with making his point than the potential for horrendous loss of life.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, it was the Age of Progress and all the world leaders had these neat shiny new aeroplanes and bombs and machine guns and mustard gas and they just HAD to try them out...

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Psst. You probably mean April 1918 in your title.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I did - and thank you. Now amended.

[debriswoman]

So sad.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

A terrible war.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

[mafief.livejournal.com]

:(

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

As least he's still alive!