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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

WWI POEM IN ENVELOPE – FOR OUR SOLDIERS

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Overview

Paper envelope and folded paper sheet, black inked cursive writing.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-51-D1993.29

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Machine-made Paper

Width

20 cm

Height or length

15.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

on envelope:

'Ernies Proof'

On paper:

'FOR OUR SOLDIERS

Thou who hast bid thy people come to thee-
To thee we come.
Bless the our noble son's across the sea-
Afar from home.
Be thou there guide their comfort, and their light
Remember lord Australia's sons to-night

Gone from the humble cottage in the dell-
From home, sweet home;
One from the dear one's whom they love so well-
To face the storm.
Gone from the mansions- lead thou kindly light.
Remember lord Australia's sons to night

Some now are dying- tis the cost of war-
Have mercy lord,

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Tuesday, 9 November, 2021

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