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4 unusual facts about Johnny and the Dead


Johnny and the Dead

This gentleman is called Tommy Atkins, the name given to the generic British soldier of the day.

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The story starts with Johnny Maxwell, a twelve-year-old boy, taking a shortcut through the local Blackbury cemetery to reach his home.

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Part of the story deals with the last surviving member of the Blackbury pals, a Pals battalion with obvious parallel to the Accrington Pals.

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Later, Johnny meets all the deceased occupants of the cemetery and discusses with them the council's sale of Blackbury's neglected cemetery to a faceless conglomerate, who plan to build offices on it.



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