Poem: A Soldiers Wish

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"A Soldiers Wish."

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Far far from Ypres I long to be,

Where german snipers cant get at me

Think of one crouching where the worms creep:

Waiting for some one to sing me to sleep:

Pte Geo. Bloom 19th canadians

wounded July 25th 1916 at

Ypres:

19

CANADA

I.N.F

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"A Soldiers Wish."

-----------------

Far far from Ypres I long to be,

Where german snipers cant get at me

Think of one crouching where the worms creep:

Waiting for some one to sing me to sleep:

Pte Geo. Bloom 19th canadians

wounded July 25th 1916 at

Ypres:

19

CANADA

I.N.F


Transcription history
  • August 8, 2017 23:28:28 Frank Drauschke (F&F)

    "A Soldiers Wish."

    -----------------

    Far far from Ypres I long to be,

    Where german snipers cant get at me

    Think of one crouching where the worms creep:

    Waiting for some one to sing me to sleep:

    Pte Geo. Bloom 19th canadians

    wounded July 25th 1916 at

    Ypres:

    19

    CANADA

    I.N.F

  • June 15, 2017 15:54:25 L G

    "A Soldiers Wish."

    -----------------

    Far far from Ypres I long to be,

    Where german snipers cant get at me

    Think of one crouching where the  worms  creep:

    Waiting for some one to sing me to sleep:

    Pte Geo. Bloom 19th canadians

    wounded July 25th 1916 at

    Ypres:

    19

    CANADA

    I.N.F


  • March 27, 2017 14:45:43 Lucas Diaz

    "A Soldiers Wish."

    -----------------

    Far far from Ypres I long to be,

    Where german snipers cant get at me

    Think of one crouching where the  roorins  creep:

    Waiting for some one to sing me to sleep:

    Pte Geo. Bloom     19th canadians

    wounded July 25th 1916 at

    Ypres:

    19

    CANADA

    I.N.F


  • March 22, 2017 17:36:11 Cheryl Ellsworth

    "A Soldiers Wish."

    -----------------

    Far far from Ypres I long to be,

    Where german snipers cant get to me

    Think of one crouching where the  roorins  creep:

    Waiting for some one to sing me to sleep:

    Pte Geo. Bloom     19th canadians

    wounded July 25th 1916 at

    Ypres:

    19

    CANADA

    I.N.F


  • March 22, 2017 17:36:05 Cheryl Ellsworth

    A Soldiers Wish."

    -----------------

    Far far from Ypres I long to be,

    Where german snipers cant get to me

    Think of one crouching where the  roorins  creep:

    Waiting for some one to sing me to sleep:

    Pte Geo. Bloom     19th canadians

    wounded July 25th 1916 at

    Ypres:

    19

    CANADA

    I.N.F


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  • 43.63521137964136||-79.41191302380372||

    Toronto, Exhibition Park

  • 50.855295423657346||2.8580260802734756||

    Ypres

  • 51.44159029999999||0.3709691000000248||

    Gravesend

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  • Story location Gravesend
  • Document location Toronto, Exhibition Park
  • Additional document location Ypres
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4475 / 52187
Source
http://europeana1914-1918.eu/...
Contributor
Michael Cross
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/


July 25, 1916
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  • en.wikipedia.org19th Battalion (Central Ontario), Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)
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