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\n\tWestern Australia eyaletindeki Wharton Plaj\u0131\u2019nda 9 Ekim\u2019de yap\u0131lan ke\u015fifte, Brown ailesi sahil temizli\u011fi s\u0131ras\u0131nda Schweppes markal\u0131 kal\u0131n camdan yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir \u015fi\u015fe buldu.<\/p>\n
\n\tAilenin anne \u00fcyesi Deb Brown, \u201cSahillerde s\u0131k s\u0131k temizlik yap\u0131yoruz, hi\u00e7bir \u00e7\u00f6p\u00fc g\u00f6rmezden gelmeyiz. Bu k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck \u015fi\u015fe de orada bizi bekliyormu\u015f\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u015ei\u015fenin i\u00e7inde kur\u015fun kalemle yaz\u0131lm\u0131\u015f iki mektup vard\u0131. Mektuplar, 27 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki Er Malcolm Neville ve 37 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki Er William Harley taraf\u0131ndan 15 A\u011fustos 1916 tarihinde yaz\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u0130ki asker, Avustralya\u2019dan ayr\u0131ld\u0131ktan sadece birka\u00e7 g\u00fcn sonra, Fransa\u2019daki cephelere do\u011fru yola \u00e7\u0131kan HMAT A70 Ballarat adl\u0131 gemideydiler. Bu gemi, Avrupa\u2019daki Bat\u0131 Cephesi\u2019nde sava\u015fan 48. Avustralya Piyade Taburu\u2019na takviye g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcyordu.<\/p>\n
\n\tNeville, bir y\u0131l sonra \u00e7at\u0131\u015fmalarda hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybetti. Harley ise iki kez yaraland\u0131 ama sava\u015ftan sa\u011f \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. 1934\u2019te, ailesinin \u201csiperlerde maruz kald\u0131\u011f\u0131 Alman gaz\u0131\u201d nedeniyle kansere yakaland\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yledi\u011fi hastal\u0131ktan \u00f6ld\u00fc.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\n\tNeville, annesi Robertina Neville\u2019e yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131 mektupta, \u201cGer\u00e7ekten iyi vakit ge\u00e7iriyoruz. Yemekler g\u00fczel, bir \u00f6\u011f\u00fcn d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda, onu da denize g\u00f6md\u00fck,\u201d diye yazd\u0131. \u201cGemi sallan\u0131yor ama biz \u00e7ok mutluyuz,\u201d ifadelerini kulland\u0131.<\/p>\n
\n\tHarley ise, \u201cBulacak ki\u015fi bizim kadar iyi olsun\u201d diye yazm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n
\n\tNeville, mektubunun bulunmas\u0131 halinde annesine ula\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 istemi\u015fti. Harley ise annesi \u00f6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc i\u00e7in mektubunun bulan ki\u015fide kalabilece\u011fini not etmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
\n\tDeb Brown, \u015fi\u015fenin muhtemelen denizde de\u011fil, uzun s\u00fcre sahil kumullar\u0131nda g\u00f6m\u00fcl\u00fc kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor. \u201c\u015ei\u015fe tertemiz, \u00fcst\u00fcnde deniz canl\u0131s\u0131 izi yok. E\u011fer o kadar s\u00fcre denizde olsayd\u0131 k\u00e2\u011f\u0131tlar \u00e7oktan \u00e7\u00fcr\u00fcrd\u00fc,\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n
\n\tYaz\u0131lar h\u00e2l\u00e2 okunabildi\u011fi i\u00e7in aile, her iki askerin akrabalar\u0131na ula\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n
\n\tHarley\u2019nin torunu Ann Turner, bulu\u015fu \u201cmucize\u201d olarak niteledi: \u201cGer\u00e7ekten inan\u0131lmaz. B\u00fcy\u00fckbabam\u0131z\u0131n mezardan bize seslendi\u011fini hissediyoruz.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tNeville\u2019in b\u00fcy\u00fck ye\u011feni Herbie Neville ise, \u201cAilemizi bir araya getiren inan\u0131lmaz bir ke\u015fif. Sava\u015fa mutlu gitti\u011fini s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor ama sonu \u00e7ok trajik. Ne b\u00fcy\u00fck bir adamd\u0131\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n