Poetry

"BIRD OF SALVATION": Dunkirk 1940

My dad, "JACK" known to his friends, or "JONEY" to his comrades, served with the 127 Field...

Postcard Not Sent: From a POW in Poland

I am a son of Edward Duncan Walker, East Lancs Regiment,, one of those POWs, who was captured at Dunkirk...

A Tribute to our comrades who lie in Cassino War Cemetery

In Humble Tribute to the Memory of Our Comrades Who Lie in the Casino War Cemetery Here, at Cassino War...

A Telegraphist Air Gunners War

The bombing stop Tirpitz From launchbing an attack, King George comes up to Scapa To inspect us when we get...

Dunkirk: A Poem

We waited wearily, waist high in the sea The miracle unfolding before us gave us hope We'd expected...

A Poem for Black Saturday

We prepared sandwiches and flasks of tea, Blankets and pillows as well, For we knew the bombers would come...

Child's View: Waiting for the war to end

Down our garden, hidden by brambles, was a stuffy damp air-raid shelter where grandparents, parents, baby...

Memories of American 1st Division

Anne's mother also took in 2 German Refugees from London. Anne visted Normandy for the 50th anniversary...

Sunset and Sunrise

The poem, entitled 'Sunset and Sunrise' was apparently written on 5th June 1944, on the battlements...

Poem 'The Pals Go to War'

For a week or two we learned to fight With rifles, bayonets and such like things, Our transition too was...

RAF Song

This is my story, this is my song I've been in this air force too f**king long So God bless the Rodney,...

Vackies

Past women, standing with their kids Talk of coupons, saucepan lids Rations helped out with home grown...

D-Day Dodgers

We've heard of Lady Astor, our pin up girl out here She's the dear old lady who send us such good...

The Charge of the "AT" Brigade

The band was split up into squads one and two And all were prepared for the "Gas How d'ya do"...

Plodder's Boys. A Poem by Norris Trout

They've got two guns complete with gunfodder , And two lads in charge known as Freddie and Plodder...

Childhood Revisited

Hardly utopia, two rooms, three families sharing Single mother, brother and sister, love laughter Water and...

The day I had to go

Someone whispered "Do not fear, you'll soon be in the rut, I'll see you in the Dining Hall,...

The Nazi Planes Were Overhead Last Night

We'll get along all right - We'd no home when we started, and I'm fit to start again - The Nazi...

The First Dance

The day was approaching very fast A dress had been sewn and shoes bought With precious coupons and every...

War Poetry

REMEMBRANCE As poppies go on sale again, so all our thoughts begin, Of the countless men and women, who our...

Wonderful Poppies of Flanders

This song was sung in an Irish school just after the WW1, I do not know anyone who know of this other...

A Messenger Boy

Just a lonely scruffy little ten year old Cockney kid Walking aimlessly down a silent traffic free cobbled...

The Memories of Eileen Cooper as a Child in Oulton

I was only 8 years old when World War Two broke out, but I have many memories as that was the year...

Memories of a Prisoner of War Camp

The sudden blackouts when you stand A raging torrent of commands, Sleeping in snow in open spaces Guards...

The Patient's Breakfast (with apologies to A.A.Milne

The patient asked The Nurse, and The Nurse asked The Sister "Could he have a little tray Of breakfast...

A Day to Be Remembered

Bank Holiday is supposed to make you glad When I think of mine it always makes me sad On that Monday way...