War and History Poetry posted January 6, 2019 |
A young man goes to war.
Bum Fluff Soldier
by Aussie
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Rhyming Poem contest entry
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Contest entry for rhyming poem: Our young men were offered four-bob a week (roughly 40 Cents way back in the 1940's) a free uniform and bully-beef meals (like tinned spam.) Conditions were dreadful for the young men. Scared witless and mowed down by the Germans. Bum-fluff means he hasn't yet shaved his face. My dad was 23 when he went to New Guinea to fight the Japanese, he never spoke of it.
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