TheendoftheFirstWorldWarcameasananti-climaxformany.LornaNeill,ayoungBritishwomanworkingasanursefortheVoluntaryAidDetachment,recalled:
Iwassittingaloneinthedriver'sseatandateleveno'clockthesirenswentoffandtheywentonandon.ThenthemenupattheBullRingstartedtoblowthereveille,andweknewthatitwasallover.
Ididn'tfeelabitelated.Themenwhowereshovellingcoalwerequitedepressedandoneofthemsaid,"Thebloodywar'sover."Itwasn'tanexcitingtimeatall.Itwasn'tveryeasytofeeljubilantwhenweseemedtobesurroundedbyrowsandrowsofwhitecrossesandacresandacresofhospitalswithbedsfullofwoundedmen.Wejustthought,"ThankGodit'sover.Let'sgohome."