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WW1 Poem
« on: Tuesday 19 January 16 21:29 GMT (UK) »
Could someone help me,

Thomas (Tom) Swain Lincolnshire Regiment died 08-09-1914 in Bezu-Le-Guery.

This poem was put in the Grantham Journal in 1918 on the fourth anniversary of his death by his family, is this a standard poem or one someone in the family may of written?

A soldier’s grave is a touching thing,
Where loving hands no flowers can bring;
But God, in His most loving care,
Will guard our loved one sleeping there.
He bravely answered duty’s call,
His life he gave for one and all.

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Re: WW1 Poem
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 19 January 16 21:44 GMT (UK) »
If you google the first two lines, it does look as if it might be a standard poem as it is used elsewhere, there are a couple of references to it in Trove (Australian newspaper) as well. I can't find who wrote it though.
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