With Deaths' Prophetic Ear Comments

OK, somebody clue me in. Who really wrote this poem? Or can we know? Was it John Andes? Or Frank Dalby Davison (an Australian writing about South Africa) ? Or 'an unknown poet, or, at least, one who is known only by the initials, L. J. O. B.'?

I too was a little baffled by the city names and times... End of Century made me think of our own quasi war of 1799 (French-American) , but after reading his biography and doing a couple of place searches, I believe he is speaking of the Boer war in South Africa,1899. He would only have been 6 or 7 at the time, so it is a little boggling. But overall a very thoughtful poem, even if his memories were created by an older, returning generation...

I learned some new Australian words... will have to look them up...sounds like a battle in Canada...I believe this to be a poem about a historic event...very nicely written...War is never pretty...

I learned some new Australian words... will have to look them up...sounds like a battle in Canada...I believe this to be a poem about a historic event...very nicely written...War is never pretty...