Pte Joseph Stanley;3rd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, KIA 25th December 1914

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Pte Joseph Stanley;3rd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, KIA 25th December 1914

November 28, 2010 by Becourt

On 25th December 1914 the famous Christmas Truce between British and German troops took place near Ploegsteert Wood. They played football,exchanged gifts and for a short while escaped the war.

This scene was not repeated the whole length of the front though. 5 miles away, near Spanbroekmolen, the 3rd Worcesters were holding the line and recorded that “casual sniping continued as usual throughout the day. One of those killed was Joseph Stanley and his name can be found on Panel 34 of The Menin Gate Memorial.