{"id":1059,"date":"2012-04-24T08:08:32","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T08:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikewish.wordpress.com\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2012-04-24T08:08:32","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T08:08:32","slug":"anzac-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikewish.org\/?p=1059","title":{"rendered":"Anzac Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Australia, 25th April is Anzac Day.\u00a0 Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.\u00a0 On this day, in both those countries, we remember all those who have fought to defend their people and to retain the freedom and peace we love, through all the wars we have been involved in and those we are currently fighting in.<\/p>\n

I’ve been submitting photos to this blog from my father’s war album, from his time in North Africa in 1941 and 1942.\u00a0 He wrote a few poems during that time, including one about the Anzacs.\u00a0 It’s several verses long but here I’ll give you the first and last pages.\u00a0 There are some spelling errors and other slips in his handwriting;\u00a0 my transcription following the images will correct them.<\/p>\n

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Ron Bruce, “Anzacs Forever”, 1942, first verses, \u00a9 Patricia Worth, 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ron Bruce, “Anzacs Forever”, 1942, last verses, \u00a9 Patricia Worth, 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anzacs Forever<\/strong><\/p>\n

This camp’s getting stale,
You could hear the boys say,
Wish they’d make up their minds
And bung us away.
They wonder why we won’t stay in,
Why we try to dodge the parades,
You could see them taking the old French leave,
Not one, but bloody brigades.<\/p>\n

Then came one bright Sunday,
One chocked full of surprise.
“Move out tomorrow,” the Captain said,
Then did the gleam come to their eyes.
So, as you strolled past all the tents,
You could hear them chat
Of women, the race horses,
This, the other, and that.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

For those gallant sons are Aussies
And they’ve ne’er been known to flinch,
It’s just the stuff they’re made of,
They’re soldiers, every inch.
They’ll fight for King and Country,
Protect the friends they know,
They’ll even fight for the weaklings
That are afraid to go.<\/p>\n

Let’s hope and pray
It won’t be long
Before they are returned,
To carry on, just like before,
With the freedom they have earned.
They’ll go back to their jobs again,
Some may prefer the track,
But they’ve upheld the name of
The great and glorious A.N.Z.A.C.<\/p>\n

R.E. Bruce
\u00a9 Patricia Worth, 2012<\/p>\n

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In Australia, 25th April is Anzac Day.\u00a0 Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.\u00a0 On this day, in both those countries, we remember all those who have fought to defend their people and to retain the freedom and peace we love, through all the wars we have been involved in and those we … <\/p>\n

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