Category : Books-Non-Fiction

Sub Category : History

The years is 1914 I was at the battle of Mons me and some of my mates sat down and had a cup of tea when we had the Germans attacking so me and one of the lads got on a machine gun and started fighting at the Germans but it was no use did Germans overrun or physician and pushed his back as I seen one my soldiers fall I pick them up and carried him back Fairfield hospital one of the nurses and she said put him down here so I did then she said to me you have to leave I said I can't leave him she said he be in good hands so I said ok and pick up my Lee Enfield rifle France mum I'm writing you this letter to let you know I'm alright me and Tom are alright weather in the trenches now mum I let you go just know I love you very much battle of Ypres me and my mates are getting ready to go over the top order was giving to fix bayonets me and my mates come down to the ladders as 0 hour approached some of my mates where being sick I kissed my Christian cross that was around my neck 0 hour has come as the whistle blew we all went over the top Jack was the first one to fall and Jake soon followed me and Tom made it to the German trench and we started clearing the German trench we got to the pub and had a drink on are friends who had died in the morning I met a nice French kale who was saving me and Tom she talked a little English and ask me was I scene any one I said no hear face late up she said will you be back tomorrow I said yes I said do you have a sister for my meat Tom she said yes she she called over her sister and Tom started to talk hey sister end of shutter 1
battle of the Somme
Me and Tom where waiting 4
For the guns to stop firing then we knew that the dreaded order wood be giving to Go over the top so me and Tom weighted forthe order to go over the top at 1 a clock the order was giving to fix bayonets and get on the ladders me and Tom got on the ladders then the whistle was Braun and we went over the top we lost a lot of friends on that day so me and Tom went to the pub to see are girl friends and have a beer and think of are friends who had died in the battle 11th of November 11 a.m. the guns fell silent for the last time me and Tom ask are girl friends do they want to come back with US to England to live with US as are wives they said yes letter to my mum where coming home mum me and Tom we will be at Liverpool Central will you and dad and baby sister be  the 2 meat my wife and toms mum can Tom live in ares  please lots of love your loving son XXX in Flanders Field the poppies blow between the crosses row on row that Mark are place and in the sky the larks still bravely singing fiy scarce heard amid the guns  we are teh Dead short days ago we lived felt dawn saw sunset glow teh daead were loved and now we lie in Flanders Field in Flanders Field and now we lie in Flanders Field take up your quarrel with the foe to you failing hands we throw the torch be yours to hold if high if ya break faith with who die we shall not sleep though puppies grow in Flanders Fields in Flanders Fields we shall not sleep though poppies grow in Flanders Fields in Flanders Fields Lest we Forget