What is War?

On the 29th of April Luca’s Dad, Bayard, came into Room Eight to talk to us about his ancestors who fought in World War One and the Boer War.

We learnt all about SS Ceramic, the ship that sank when it was shot down by a German submarine. Did you know that six hundred and fifty four people died! Only one lucky person survived. The Boer war was in South Africa from 1901-1903. Luca’s Great Great Great Grandfather fought in it and won many, many cool medals. We got to see heaps of precious medals for bravery, the first 100,000 to enlist and lots more. One of our favourites was a medal with a rainbow string and one that looked a bit like a little bronze star. We found out that the Victoria Cross is the best medal to get because it meant that you were extremely brave. We enjoyed the speech very much and thank you to Bayard for giving up his time to teach us about his family.