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Aug 18
Childers himself shook hands with each member of the firing squad that was about to execute him. His last words, spoken to them, were (characteristically) in the nature of a joke: “Take a step or two forward, lads. It will be easier that way.
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Robert Erskine Childers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia