Pte Frederick Davies of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers wrote domestic about life on the western Front,in correspondence donated to the Imperial War MuseumA poignant description of British and German soldiers sharing meagre rations across no man’s land during the eminent 1914 Christmas Day truce of the first world war is contained in a newly revealed collection of letters.
Frederick James Davies, a private in the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, or wrote domestic about giving “cigs,jam and corn beef” to the frontline enemy during the celebrated impromptu ceasefire, which saw some soldiers play football.
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Source: theguardian.com