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Club Do is Looming

Below is the date of the next Regimental Club Reunion at The Royal Sailors Home Club, Queens Street, Portsmouth
Saturday 22 March 2008
dont forget the Prelims in the Hogs Head and Bucket (now the Surrey Arms)

The Farmers boy

The sun had set beyond yon hill,
Across the dreary moor,
When weary and lame, a boy there came,
Up to the farmer's door,
"Can you tell me whe'ere I be,
And one that will me employ,"

To plough and sow, to reap and mow,
And be a farmer's boy,
And be a farmer's boy?

The farmer's wife cried "Try the lad,
Let him no longer seek".
"Yes Father do" the Daughter cried,
While the tears rolled down her cheek:
"For those who would work, 'tis hard to want
And wander for employ".

Don't let him go, but let him stay,
And be a farmer's boy,
And be a farmer's boy?

The Farmer's Boy grew up a man,
And the good old couple died,
They left the lad the farm they had,
And the daughter for his bride;
Now the lad that was, the farm now has,
Oft he thinks and smiles with joy.

Oh, happy day he came that way,
To be a Farmer's Boy,
To be a Farmer's Boy.

C COMPANY SITUATION REPORT 19/3/1918

There is nothing i can tell you
That you really do not know-
Except that we are on the ridge
And Fritz is down below.
I`m tired of "situations"
and of "wind" entirely "vane",
The gas-guard yawns and tells me
"it`s blownig up for rain"
He`s a human little fellow
With a thoughtful point of view.
And his report(uncensored)
I pass, please, on to you.
"Whens old Fritzie coming over?
Does the General really know?
The Colonel seems too think so,
The Capitain tells us "No".
When`s someone going to tell us
We can stand-to as before?
An hour at dawn and one at dusk,
Lor`blimey, who wants more?"

This tickled me

Spoil Bank,Ypres Salient
SPECIAL OREDERS No1 SECTION 13/3/18
1. This position will be held, and the section will remain here untill relieved.
2. The enemy cannot be allowed to interfere with this programme.
3. If the section cannot remain here alive, it will remain here dead, but in any case it will remain here.
4. Should any man through shell shock or other cause attempt to surrender, he will remain here dead.
5. Should all guns be blown out, the section will use Mills bombs and other novelties.
6. Finally the postion as stated, will be held.