1830sromanticist: Louis Raemaekers “Is it you, mother?” 1916 “A corporal named Hou
1830sromanticist: Louis Raemaekers “Is it you, mother?” 1916 “A corporal named Houston narrated that while he lay wounded on the ground, after the battle of Soissons, he saw a young English soldier lying near him, delirious. A German soldier gave the poor lad water from his flask. The young Englishman, his mind wandering, said, “Is it you, mother?” The German comprehended, and to maintain the illusion, caressed his face with a mother’s soft touch. The poor boy died shortly afterwards and the German soldier, on getting to his feet, was seen to be crying.” -- source link