The Great War Dates

Hopkirk | 09:08 Mon 18th Sep 2023 | History

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WW1 is commonly described as 1914 to 1918, but on our local war memorial it is shown as 1914 to 1919.

Why might this be?

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barry1010

No idea, the official date for the end of that war is 11.11.1918

ToraToraTora

1919 refers to the treaty of Versailles, the official end.

ToraToraTora

11/11 was the armistice.

Hopkirk

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Perhaps the memorial is to cover casualties who died of their injuries after the war officially ended.

Unless someone knows better?

Hopkirk

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Ah. Thanks TTT.

THECORBYLOON

The 11.11.18 date was only the Armistice and the Peace Treaty was the following year.

Hopkirk

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... and thanks TCL.

barry1010

I know that my local war memorial is dated 1918, I have googled Great War Memorial plaques and there are many of each - 1918 and 1919.

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