KILLED IN ACTION.
I Avislied no hetter death for you, my oavu, Than in our King and country's cause to die; And though nw heart is buried where you lie, I quell my fear of facing life alone. As withered leaves are wafted to the earth, And naked boughs look eagerly for spring. So look I for the Great Awakening— The springtide of earthly love's rebirth. 'Dear, as the sun-parched fields await the rain And sleeping floAvers await the kiss of dawn, 80 will I Avait in tranquil sureness born Of heaven's promise that av© rise again: And in that day may it be said I tried To live as bravely as my IoA - er ddecb —M. xLt. G.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3314, 19 September 1917, Page 49
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119KILLED IN ACTION. Otago Witness, Issue 3314, 19 September 1917, Page 49
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