War - Ww1 - Private Miller Mack, Anzac And Ngarrindjeri Warrior Poem by Paul Warren

He was a proud Ngarrindjeri warrior called Miller Mack
Who was also a Great War volunteer soldier and Anzac
He fought in the legendary battles of France
On the Western Front of danger pronounced

From 1915 he was in the fight in danger now woken
After two years he was brought back with his health broken
Finally dying from tuberculosis at 25 in the end
Buried in the West Terrace cemetery as a pauper then

When he should have been with other soldiers in their end
His sacrifices as one of those legendary mates and friends
But his Ngarrindjeri people found him again and made a plan
For his spirit to come home to Raukkan on Ngarrindjeri land

So with full military honours and his people around
He was laid to rest finally in his beloved ground
This proud aborigine is now recognised as a warrior
And for his bravery in his lost life for Australia forever more.

© Paul Warren Poetry