Back to Album belonging to Colonel F F Colvin containing photos and paper ephemera relating to 9L and 7th Reserve Cavalry Regiment during 1WW
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Item 0032
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Image details
| Accession number | 912L : 2124/4 |
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . intetstest to you and Charlie of m 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . " ane of the The shades of night were falling fast As through the Tidworth village passed A Regiment through the snow and ice Their baggage bore a strange device : keriple " EXCELSIOR UP TO DATE " " Oh stay " , the village maidens said " When you are gone we shall be dead , Where shall we dance and laugh with Joy " ? The Sergeants murmured with a sigh The troopers I haversacks so neat Within a sandwich " Try not the place " , the Old Sweat said , " Thore's but three blankets to each bed " The troopers groaned -- replied the " Head " --- bread and meat , In vain fur food the Sergeants cried And loud a clarion voice replied At Holyhead at break of day Along the Quay like sheep they lay , No consolation there was found For other destinations bound , The news of " U Boats " on their track , Thoy fondly hoped would turn them back The order they would not rescind And so each Tommy had the " Wind " Curragh Camp . At six o'clock , the Captain , he , Said " Lifebelts don " , with fiendish glee You'll be dam lucky if you see I cering of the war thankslike do referred to lenodiench the Reghin as cuell There in the train all night they lay Like frozen sheep till break of day , And when the Sun rose in the skies An awful sight did meet their eyes Across the fields a two mile trok , Each Tommy humped his gun and pack , A dung pit rose before their eyes The troops exclaimed with loud surprisc To bungalows they made their way , And with one accord they all did say " This is the end of a perfect day " down to see them leave At midnight into Dublin Bay , Straight to the trains they made theitway , No welcome food or fire was there The Porter's voice rang through the air 17 Rende of the Rosarye regen epend to anning the departure . and in come -000000 000 000000 مه the that such klat the Cele for , you Селлини cubre Kainiſ emoracht & r hi " The Curragh dear Genge inn Lownz " The Curragh Freenene " The Curragh " " The Curragh " " The Curragh " The Curragh " " The Curragh " " The Curragh " lling 11 19 " The Curragh " 17 " The Curragh " " The Curragh " . By Sergt T. Bevington , Hely11 1917 London 11 San Mh . Anceſtling , St M. м AVV H G. H. Q. Home Forces , G. 16/413 |
