{"id":15407,"date":"2015-11-09T05:08:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T13:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=15407"},"modified":"2016-11-12T20:32:59","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T04:32:59","slug":"happy-remembrance-day-bikes-world-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/happy-remembrance-day-bikes-world-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Remembrance Day and Happy Veterans’ Day! Bikes in World War I"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veterans Day, also known as Remembrance Day, happens all over the world on 11 November. It’s a very important time to remember those who gave their lives for us in the horror of war. Anyone who has ever read about World War I knows that being in that war was like being in hell – while right here on earth. Remembrance Day\/Veteran’s Day is celebrated on 11 November to recall the end of fighting at the end of World War I<\/strong> – which happened at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. That was before almost everyone alive today was born, but it’s shaped the present for all of us.<\/p>\n

Of course, I found myself wondering whether bicycles played any role in the First World War<\/strong> \u2013 the war to end all wars which unfortunately did not<\/strong> end all wars. I did some research, and was quite amazed at what I found. Bikes were in the thick of World War I from Day 1.<\/p>\n

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