– Cards

To The First Canadian Contingent

Here’s to the gallant Canadians, The boys who are always true;

They started out to fight for right,

And fight they sure can do.

at “Neuve Chappell” and “Langemark,”

They fought like heroes brave;

Each man that fell at Neuve Chappelle”

Has earned an hero’s grave.

And then they fought at “Festubert,”

“Twas in the month of May;

Ne’er was there such a battle fought

As the Canadians fought that day.

They beat them them at “La Bassee,”

And at “Landgemark” too;

They gave them hell at “Neuve Chappelle”

And fought like Canadians true.

That was the first Contingent,

And they sure have made a name;

Thy fought and died for Britian,

Now they’re on the Scroll of Fame.

There still are some of them out there

Who never did get hit;

They still keep up their courage, And still they do their bit.

And here in dear old England

There are quite a lot,

Who were out there and got wounded,

But they’re proud of what they’ve got.

And some there are who’ll ne’er come back,

Because they fought and fell;

But they’ll never be forgotten,

For the work they did so well.

Side by side they fought and died,

Each man out there that fell

Was fighting for England’s glory,

And that they did right well.

Now here’s to the first Contingent

Who did their duty do,

And bravely did go under

As many more will do.

By Lce. Corp. A.F. Smith,

August 24th 1915, 20th Batt. Canadian Exped. Forces