THE beautiful blue sky above it is just so stunning.

The back drop to a scorched pub.

Up front, date palms standing tall like the iconic soldier settlers that once lent across the bar.

So far from Villers Bretonneux on Caix Square, just look across the burnt bar, a short walk across the tar.

We once gave thanks for their sacrifice with a beer as cold as ice.

But now, a new day, the blood wash...