Diary belonging to Archibald William Lawton Wookey, 1900-1901 - Part 4

Conflict:
South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
Status:
Awaiting approval
Accession number:
AWM2020.7.117
Difficulty:
4

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A.W.L.W.
N.Z.M.R.
R.F.F.
S.A.
Diagram - see original 

 

Mr. J. Johnson
Flemington.
Canterbury.
N.Z. 

 

Mrs T. Overton
374 Malvern rd.
Prahan.
Victoria.
Miss F. Collitt.
Latrobe.
Tasmania 

Miss .B. Foster
C/o Mr. A.E. Foster.
Upper Liverpool st
Hobart
Tas 
Miss A. Woods.
Lower Murray st
Hobart
Tas 

 

Miss .G. Robinson.
Timnalor.
Canterbury.
N.Z.
Miss D. Wookey
Latrobe.
Tas 
Mr N Robinson.
C/o Miss Hitchcock
Williams & Co.
St Pauls Church
Yard. London 

 

N I. Curtis
Hillcrest
Pennant Hills
Sydney
N.S.W.
Australia
or Southbeach Park
Castle Hill
Parramatta
Sydney.
Cpl S. Mansfield
C/ Mr Wm Mansfield
Inspector of Dairys
Durham St
Petersham Sydney 
NSW. Australia
(Petersham Town. Hall)
H King
C/o Mrs King
Storekeeper
Wattle flat
Via Bathurst
N.S.W. 

 

E J Murdoch
Premier Mine
Kimberley 

 

Money put towards
Boxing. Contest
to defray expences
MCann  =  5 - 0
Jones    =  5 - 0 X
Curtis    =  5 - 0
Reid      =  5 - 0 X
Wookey =  5 - 0
Butcher  =  5 - 0
King       =  5 - 0 X 

 

Tractor of Comarnders 

 

Mizpah 
For him the Bugles blown at dawn
The guest of glory's smiles
And ruddy skies that dim to fawn
Above the southward isles
For him the gallant swirl & stir
Where battles banners burn ÷
But long long lonely days for her
Who waits her lads return
(2)
Ah soldier boy across the sea
Who craves the call to roam
God make you strong God keep you free
God send you safely home
And strong & free & safe are you
Within whose hearts are shrined
The true & tender hearts eyes of blue
Of her you left behind
I miss you my Darling my Darling
I am tired of the day & its care
I would have you sit down ^beside me here
I stroke your beautiful hair
Forgetting the world & its sorrow
Forgetting all things but my own,
But tonight the dull room
reminds me, I too am alone
I need you my darling ^my darling
A void in my aching heart
Cries aloud for the days that ^got
vanished
And sings of remorse & regret
But a star rises on the horizon
Its rays throw a light on my own
And I see the day dawing
we love shall not be alone 

 

Some take deep rest,
Life's flicker quenched,
Just where the chance of battle
found them,
Some lie close pressed,
Were graves were trenched,
Poor mangled comrades strewn
around them,
O'er some the deadly fever crept
With someone's breath, and they 
too slept.
And some are laid,
In secret place,
No friend nor kin shall e'er --
discover,
Yon hapless maid,
Shall never trace,
The spot where lies her own
true lover !
O'er some their brothers of the
tent
Have raised a last rude
monument.

 

 

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