Postcard from George E. Thomas to his mother, Catherine Ann Thomas, Rhydyclafdy (1918)
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Date:21 February 1918
Transcript:
[1]
DOWN IN OUR
PARK HALL CAMP.
To the tune of "Back home in Tennessee."
I'm so lonely, oh, so lonely,
In our Blinking Camp,
I'm like a bloomin' tramp,
Not worth a penny stamp.
Father, Mother, Sister, Brother,
All are waiting me,
I'm getting thinner, miss my dinner
And my Sunday's tea.
CHORUS:
Down in our Muddy camp,
We're always on the ramp,
That's where we cop the cramp,
Through sleeping in the damp,
All we can hear there each day,
Is Left . . . Right, . . . march away.
Sergeants calling, Lance.jacks bawling
"Get out On Parade."
We go to bed at night,
It is a glorious sight,
The earwigs on the floor,
Double-up and then Form Fours,
Then when daylight is dawning,
You can hear our Sergeant yawnin'
Show-a-leg there, Show-a-leg there,
Down in our Park Hall Camp.
[2]
Coming home tomorrow[.] arrived Pwll the same time as before 9 o clock at night[.] more news when see
Gyda cofion
Goreu
George
Mrs Thomas / Glanrafon / Rhydyclafdy / Pwllheli / Carnarvon
This document was brought to the attention of the U-Boat Project 1914-18 by Gina Miles, Pontypridd, who inherited the postcard collection from the Thomas family and kindly allowed us to share it.
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