Impression sketch
of injured soldier in a pram - by
Jamie
A tale told of one Canadian
Private
From Montreal, fighting in battle
About Ypres, who gained a wound
To the leg - he fell among
others,
As they lay beneath a wind of
fire.
Shrapnel bursts, bullets cursed -
The private looked at the wound
Through his puttees - not so bad.
Defending St. Julien his company
Was in retreat, when a British
Bugler without any word pulled
Him up - he helped the Canadian
To run, as a shell burst
overhead.
They both fell flat as shrapnel
hit
The bugler in the chest - he
looked
On the bravery of his British
friend.
But the bugler's wound was fatal.
Caught under ceiling of shrapnel
And lead, the Canadian crawled
On to a space near where turnips
Grew, to finally find his
rescuers.
A stretcher-bearer saw the
struggle
Of a Canadian and lifted him onto
His back-within a yard to take a
hit.
Both fell awkwardly to the ground
-
The bearer having gained a wound.
Close by other bearers came over
To their rescue - conveying both
Of them to nearby dressing
station.
To carry Canadian out of danger,
He was placed in baby carriage -
To be ludicrously wheeled away.
Another odd sight he had seen,
Was a ploy of Germans to wear
Kilts - such tactics temporarily
Succeeded - causing retreat with
Heavy losses, until tables
turned.
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1915. Defence of St Julien - Bugler Hero - Germans in Khaki Kilts. The Daily
Telegraph, [online] 2 May. P.10.
Col.4. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11574498/Daily-Telegraph-May-1-1915.html
[Accessed: 1 May 2015].
Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal
communication, 2 May 2015).
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