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| Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos |
"Was it only yesterday
Lusty comrades marched away?
Now they're covered up with clay.
Lusty comrades marched away?
Now they're covered up with clay.
Seven glasses used to be
Called for six good mates and me
Now we only call for three.
Called for six good mates and me
Now we only call for three.
Little crosses neat and white,
Looking lonely every night,
Tell of comrades killed in fight.
Looking lonely every night,
Tell of comrades killed in fight.
Hearty fellows they have been,
And no more will they be seen
Drinking wine in Nouex les Mines.
And no more will they be seen
Drinking wine in Nouex les Mines.
Lithe and supple lads were they,
Marching merrily away
Was it only yesterday?"
Marching merrily away
Was it only yesterday?"
Rifleman Patrick MacGill
1/18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)
The morning after the Battle of Loos, 26th September, 1915
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