David Ritchie,
wondering if anyone recalls the three posts a day limit . . .
Do we have anyone left on the list with energy enough to write four posts in a
single day?
Lawrence
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I’m assuming that no one on the list is named Verdun.
Remembering the war
* 1,634 babies were given names related to the first world war between
1914-1919 in England and Wales.
* 901 babies were given the name Verdun, making it the most popular.
* 166 babies were called Kitchener and 11 were named Haig.
* 120 babies were called Victory, 107 of whom were born at the end of the
war. 84 babies were named Peace.
* Almost all children named Armistice were born on 11 November 1918, or
within a few weeks of this date.
* At least 10 babies were called Passchendaele.
* 15 babies were named after the Somme.
* 71 babies were called Ypres.
* Three babies were named Amiens.
Full story here:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/amiens-first-world-war-ww1-100-year-anniversary
David Ritchie,
wondering if anyone recalls the three posts a day limit,
Portland, Oregon
