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Nov 6, 2024

Swiss Café owner's Armistice Day tragedy


Switzerland was neutral in the First World War but that didn't stop Swiss-born Jean Bonnet, who ran the Swiss Café in Llandudno, from enlisting in the Royal Field Artillery. He had married locally and became a British citizen in 1915. He ...

took part in the defence of Italy, where he died accidentally on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918. You can read or listen to the story of the Swiss Café and Jean Bonnet by using your smartphone to scan the new HistoryPoints QR codes by the entrance to Caffè Nero in Mostyn Street, or by clicking here