Soldier Pierce Grenfell and fellow diggers quietly welcomed peace as Bendigo erupted in joy

Tom O'Callaghan
Updated August 14 2020 - 7:19pm, first published 2:30pm
PEACE BREAKS OUT: Pierce Grenfell remembers the day six long years of war came to an end. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY
PEACE BREAKS OUT: Pierce Grenfell remembers the day six long years of war came to an end. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

EAGLEHAWK resident Pierce Grenfell remembers exactly where he was was when the war with Japan finished 75 years ago this Saturday.

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Tom O'Callaghan

Tom O'Callaghan

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