War - Ww1 - The Great War Linesmen Poem by Paul Warren

The linesman trained for communication in the Great War
As they sent signals between Mt Lofty and Glenelg to explore
They were South Australians who volunteered without knowing its blight
Fighting in the AIF in Gallipoli and then to the Western Front fight

Their job was keeping the telephone lines working in the war mess
During the counter battery fire when there wasdanger as their test
They would go out into the maelstrom to find breaks in the wire
To get signals between the front and the generals as it would require

It's another story of brave men doing what was required
And their duty for their mates as the Great War transpired
Remember them for who they were in their courage made
A hundred years have gone but their greatness will not fade.

© Paul Warren Poetry