Memoirs of an Infantry RSM
In 1961, as a 17 year old, my service (REME) began amongst some very intelligent and witty National Servicemen. Against
Read moreIn 1961, as a 17 year old, my service (REME) began amongst some very intelligent and witty National Servicemen. Against
Read moreBeside that track in jungle green (Bare the bayonet, beat the drum.), Sweat-soaked, dirty, thus unseen (Bare the bayonet, beat
Read moreTap, pause; tap, pause; tap, pause. A lonely sound which echoes round an ancient hall. And to its beat In
Read moreI Remember Shouldn’t sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander? When first I joined the Army they
Read moreWhen I was stationed at Enoggera, as a young platoon sergeant with 9RAR, a Merino ram was offered, and accepted,
Read moreThe subject matter for this poem suggested itself very early one morning at the Battle Inoculation Range when I and
Read moreIn this age when bullying is such an item of concern I cannot help smiling whenever I recall my youth
Read moreWARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT When hit by a high velocity bullet, The skull explodes and its contents spray Through shattered
Read moreStand at ease; Attention; Move to the right in threes. Orders, orders, orders, Some of which were these. But really
Read moreYou bastard Putin, what’s it for? Sending people off to war What reason gave you any right To send your
Read moreJust Infantry The Russians in Ukraine I feel for those Infantrymen Without the knowledge Of fire-and-movement; Who have been conscripted
Read moreAfter A Day at War (South Vietnam, 1969) In the gloom of each day when it’s dying Standing to is
Read moreThe Obscenity of Conscription (and PTSD) He sits at the table nursing his beer, Scruffy, unwashed, a bit smelly I
Read moreI stand beside these rank, grassed, mounded piles of soil ‘Neath which the mouldering dead lie in repose. Their type
Read moreRead Par I to III here And so in frenzied lust it ends, the killing; Vengeful hatred why they fought.
Read moreDescribe a successful ambush to me, please: Teutorburger Wald (Part one) Caesar cries. An anguish riven home By news that
Read moreThere is a soldier whose actions in Afghanistan are being investigated. A helmet cam of him shooting an apparently unarmed
Read moreAs a gathering of Infantry Veterans meet in the Australian capital to commemorate their Battalion’s participation in the Vietnam War,
Read moreA certain Australian Infantry warrant officer, a notorious recruit drill instructor, on arrival at Tan Son Nhut airport for war
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