by Colin Banks | Nov 4, 2016 | Poetry
To the front to the front we were sent to the front as canon fodder we just young men and boys To the front to the front we moved up to the front for over the top were we bulits flying cracking of bombs as over the top we went and all to gain ground we once had lost...
by Colin Banks | Nov 4, 2016 | Poetry
Hey I’m only 15 Jimmy Jones is my name but im joining the pals and fighting for fame for king and for country im willing to die to keep England free im willing to lie To join up for service you must be 18 it’s a lie I must tell to fight is my dream if I...
by Maralyn Smith | Oct 31, 2016 | Poetry
The country’s mood was sombre, The prophecy was of doom, Britain was preparing for war, Her island shrouded in gloom. The war would be over by Christmas, Or so we were all informed. We didn’t know it would last for years Or how many men would be mourned....
by Arthur West | Sep 30, 2016 | Poetry
You’ll never face a no-mans-land Like the one we crossed today You’ll never breach a wire, my friend Like the wire we breached today You’ll never face the shot and shell Nor the long slow walk to a living hell Or hear the scream of Death’s Great Bell Such as those we...
by Mervyn Kersh | Sep 22, 2016 | Poetry
We clean our medals, don our hats To let the whole world see It’s we who manned the guns To keep these islands free. We fought the foe in Africa, We fought him on the sea. He beat us on the land in France, Despite our bravery. The Germans ruled the British sky But we...
