Hero Of Rogan's Bar

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 November 1916, Page 3

Hero Of Rogan's Bar

Tile guests were there as the sum tapped down, To sample the landlord's' stock; Their cars wore thrilled by a fighter's tale, Though their eyes were on the clock. It was Private Iron bark held the floor, As lie told of the strife afar, And each of the listeners drank the health O'f the hero of Hogan's bar. 'Twr.s at Suez, he said in the north of I'Vaneo. That their hardest fight began, For the Turks, with tha Kaiser himself in charge, Outnumbered them ten to one. J!e told the tnl * of a great assault. But lie hadn't pushed; \t far, When someone shouted a pint of beer For the hero of Hogan's bar. He was i' :, ght hand man to Mrusiloff, And spotting for Captain Cook, When the Frenchman changed the Weinberg fortis. And the 13o.sphr:rus was took. ! Hfe was f'lir t : me wunded and six times- missed, ' As he strove their rush to stom, 1 ' And was often offered a 1X5.0., iHut he had no we for them. Fie cursed 1 the Germans from head to heel Far the low-down trick* they used, And no -eme dcubted a word be said. Though his campaigns wore confuse*!. Ho t-ok t'he'in next to the Oarso heights,. Where lie' manned an armoured carThen the. landlord whispered, "Six o'clock!" To the hero of Hogan's bar. —-Australasian ..