INSPIRATION OF WAR.
Tho effect that tho first experiences of war has upon the colonial soldier lias been vividly poiirtrayed in tho various letters from ' wounded men that have recently been published in tho columns of tho newspapers. It has remained for a Masterton hoy, however, to convey his impressions in poetry. Tho picturesque lines we publish this morning from the p?n of Corporal A. E. Prentice, of that town, have such a ring of patriotic ardor about them that they are sure to bo widely and sympathetically quoted. The attack upon Baba Hill, which was carried through with magnificent gallantry, must have been a costly enterprise, for Corporal Prentice', says :—• ■; V On Baba Hill tint's a Flag of Fame, Honored by CM England’s name, Te plant that Flag, where now it waves, Cost • R-U-Bm "’Vh tbiwo thousand braves 1
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3980, 13 July 1915, Page 6
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140INSPIRATION OF WAR. Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3980, 13 July 1915, Page 6
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