. . . the British High Command called it: non-combat deaths from disease, mishaps of trench life, and sporadic enemy shells that seemed anonymous, somehow, like accidents or heavy weather.
buried
in The Times:
casualty list
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Bill Waters lives in Pennington, New Jersey, U.S.A., with his wonderful wife and their three amazing cats. You can find more of his writing on Twitter @bill312 and Bill Waters ~~ Haiku.
Moving capture of a footnote of history — sadly.
They kid themselves, though. It’s ALL waste.