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Poem ' A Soldier Died Today'

Started by george.theshed197, August 06, 2008, 07:16:57 PM

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george.theshed197

Hi everyone,
I am trying to get hold of a copy of the above poem, I first came across it in the Dutch Ex-servicemens magazine 'Der Bruderbond' some years back and did in fact include it in one of the Manchester Branch Newsletters many years ago, unfortunately I have mislaid my copy.
Can anyone help me please?
George, ex 1st Bn

rafboy

Hi George
Thanks for all your help in the past.
Have a look at :  http://vaincourt.homestead.com/Common_Soldier.html
And (American, Sound on): http://home.comcast.net/~singingman7/Soldier.htm
Or Google on "A Soldier Died Today".

Cliff
   
Cliff P Son of 3525679 Sgt Arthur Phillips 1st Bn Manchester Regiment and RAPC

Wendi

#2
Hi George, and thank you for your question, as I had never heard that poem !

Cheers Cliff for posting the full text.

George, we can not be far apart, as I am an adopted Hampshire Lass who still tries to pronounce her "H''s"

Wendi  :)
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it!  No matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and with your own common sense" ~ Buddha

george.theshed197

Hi there Cliffe,
Many thanks for that, I owe you one. Anytime you think I may be able to help you only have to ask.
I will be asking many questions in the not too distant future having found many of my clan ( not necessarily related to me but of the same name) who served with some of the many Battalions of the Manchesters in WWI and previously, which came as a very pleasant surprise. The one I was trying to trace served with the Essex Regiment way back in the 1880's, the only military piece I found of him was on the 1881Census at Colchester. Have traced him post services to getting married ,living in Blackburn then as a gardener in Heysham and a possible sighting over in the USA 1920's era with his son Harry.
Still that is another story.
Take care,
George.