Nurse Maureen Kelly Diary Entry (107)

• February 7, 2017 08:51:15 Stefania Biron

  28/2/18

  Too the Boys of Old Ireland
  

  Heres to ht Boys of the Irish Brigade

  Who fought like Bretons, and never afraid.

  They always showed willing

  And not one did shark

  When they made that brave charge at Feshibert.

  Rifles did rattle and Guns they did yell

  And hundreds of lids for thousand then fell.

  But we all wait in hope

  And to God we do pray

  To meet our brave Camrades

  In Heaven some day.

  
  

  By one of the few that was left to tell the tale.

  Gunner, and Rangetaker Jones, J.C. 251. M.G. boy

  Late of the ... Irish King, Spool Regt.

  Wounded at Festubert 16th May 1915, also at ...

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 7, 2017 08:49:00 Stefania Biron

  28/2/18

  Too the Boys of Old Ireland
  

  Heres to ht Boys of the Irish Brigade

  Who fought like Bretons, and never afraid.

  They always showed willing

  And not one did shark

  When they made that brave charge at Feshibert.

  Rifles did rattle and Guns they did yell

  And hundreds of lids for thousand then fell.

  But we all wait in hope

  And to God we do pray

  To meet our brave Camrades

  In Heaven some day.

  
  

  By one of the few that was left to tell the tale. Gunner, and Rangetaker Jones, J.C. 251. M.G. boy

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 7, 2017 08:47:29 Stefania Biron

  28/2/18

  Too the Boys of Old Ireland
  

  Heres to ht Boys of the Irish Brigade

  Who fought like Bretons, and never afraid.

  They always showed willing

  And not one did shark

  When they made that brave charge at Feshibert.

  Rifles did rattle and Guns they did yell

  And hundreds of lids for thousand then fell.

  But we all wait in hope

  And to God we do pray

  To meet our brave Camrades

  In Heaven some day.

  
  

  By one of the few that was left to tell the tale. Gunner, and Rangetaker Jones, J.C. 251. M.G. bou

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 7, 2017 08:36:53 Stefania Biron

  28/2/18

  Too the Boys of Old Ireland
  

  Heres to ht Boys of the Irish Brigade

  Who fought like Bretons, and never afraid

  They always showed willing

  And not one did shard

  When they made that brave charge at ...

  
  

  
  

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