Poem ~ Drowning of a Lady and Soldier - Saturday, 22 May 1915

 Impression sketch of skiff dangerously close to weir - by Jamie.

On the Friday evening of 21 May,

Seemed an ideal opportunity,

For a boating trip at Sunbury.

In the evening Private Totley,

And Private Wilkinson, both

Of the Honourable Artillery

Company, invited two lady’s.

Taking out a skiff onto the water,

The two soldiers helped them

Into the boat and pushed out;

Heavy recent rains made effect.

The levels having risen, caused

An increase in the current

And the boats became beyond

Control, so they plunged the weir.

The tragedy found them thrown

Into water - led to saving of Private

Wilkinson and a lady, but Totley

And his lady friend were drowned.

by Jamie Mann.

Anon.,1915. Soldier and Lady Drowned. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 22 May. P.9. Col.7. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11621705/Daily-Telegraph-May-22-1915.html [Accessed: 22 May 2015].

Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 22 May 2015). 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11621705/Daily-Telegraph-May-22-1915.html

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