[Editor: A poem by John Barr, regarding the Japanese and the foreshadowed end of the Second World War. Published in The World’s News, 6 January 1945.] The Old Slouch Hat The AIF wants to see Australia represented in the military occupation of Japan. The soldiers want to be in the liberation of their comrades of […]
Look at His Left Lapel [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]
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[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Look at His Left Lapel. Look at his left lapel. See if he’s single-and-fit; See if he’s been through hell, See if he’s done his bit. * * * * * Look at him fair and square, Look at him up and down; […]
Reinforcements [poem, 18 July 1916]
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[Editor: A poem by M. Forrest, written at the time of the First World War. Published in the West Gippsland Gazette, 18 July 1916.] Reinforcements. Big men from the Hawkesbury, and brown men from the bush, Clear-eyed men and great-armed men across the forest’s hush, And in between the purple hills, and down the hard […]
[His Comrades Will Never Forget] [poem, 1943]
6 May 2013 by · 1 Comment
[Editor: This poem was written in memory of Corporal E. W. Symons (known as “Sox”), of the 2/32 Australian Infantry Battalion, who was killed by a guard in an Italian prisoner of war camp, 20 May 1943. The authorship is unknown.] [His Comrades Will Never Forget] Never a day that went past but we’d welcome […]
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