THE ALPHABET  

The following has been forwarded to us from Private W.M. Cook:

A for Australia, so dear to us all;

B for Bully Beef, Bombs, Biscuits and Ball.

C is for Climb to get over the ridges;

D is for Death, headed by Bridges;

E is for England that we would like to see;

F is for Fame and an Empire to Free;

G is for Gallipoli, Guns and Galls galore;

H for our Heroes, there by the score;

I for I.N.F., so steady and true;

J for Jack Johnsons - we all get a few ;

K for Kaiser, Kultur and Kiel;

L for his Losses--he had a good deal;

M for our Monitors and their big guns

N for our Navy, manned by England's brave sons;

O for Ottoman's Empire, soon to fall to the ground;

P for Peninsula, Prisoners and Pound;

Q for Quartermaster who issues the stuff;

R for Roaring if we don't get enough; 

S is for Saps and Soldiers, also Shirkers ;

T is for the Turk that is caught by the Ghurkhas;

U for our underground tunnels and wells;

V for Victorians caught by the shells;

W for Winter that will soon come round;

X for expenses that's got to be found;

Y is Yearning that the war won't be long

Z for New Zealanders still going strong.  

                 -CORPORAL THOMAS.

THE ALPHABET. (1916, May 4). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 1 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved April 2, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74592842