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ANZAC DAY - A Poem by Member Dennis Ringrose 2002 Ex Sherwood Foresters & Royal Warwickshire Regiments
ANZAC DAY
As Anzac Day draws near
Trumpets call for all to hear
Of an event that happened in the past
About a campaign that could never last
When two nations of the Commonwealth
Approached a shore with silent stealth
Then with enthusiasm and great gallantry
Landed on the beach at Gallipoli
Through countless attacks with great loss
Many would never again see the Southern Cross
As the sick and wounded figures grew
God bless the nurses staunch and true
After retiring shattered and forlorn
A new national spirit was born
And each year at this day’s dawn
Groups of people stand on sacred lawn
G’Day Bill, how are you Frank,
Remember the days in that bloody tank
Before the monuments memories revived
Of their mates who never survived
Altogether later in the day
With banners flying bands begin to play
Proudly marching in lines abreast
Shiny medals clinking on their chest
Sailors who had sailed on the morning tide
Soldiers who had fought in countries world wide
Aircrews flying high in the sky
These are the people who made Australia proud
As years go by and memories dim
Older groups begin to thin
Through the years since our federation
There arrives a new generation
Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam too
The fight for freedom begins anew
And as we proudly sing Advance Australia Fair
Let us keep all these veterans in high revere.
Dennis Ringrose 2002
Ex Sherwood Foresters & Royal Warwickshire Regiments.
When I, and the rest of the team read this beautiful poem sent in by Dennis, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. We asked Dennis if he could provide us with a little paragraph so we could get to know him a little more. I hope you all take the time to read it. As Anzac Day draws near
Trumpets call for all to hear
Of an event that happened in the past
About a campaign that could never last
When two nations of the Commonwealth
Approached a shore with silent stealth
Then with enthusiasm and great gallantry
Landed on the beach at Gallipoli
Through countless attacks with great loss
Many would never again see the Southern Cross
As the sick and wounded figures grew
God bless the nurses staunch and true
After retiring shattered and forlorn
A new national spirit was born
And each year at this day’s dawn
Groups of people stand on sacred lawn
G’Day Bill, how are you Frank,
Remember the days in that bloody tank
Before the monuments memories revived
Of their mates who never survived
Altogether later in the day
With banners flying bands begin to play
Proudly marching in lines abreast
Shiny medals clinking on their chest
Sailors who had sailed on the morning tide
Soldiers who had fought in countries world wide
Aircrews flying high in the sky
These are the people who made Australia proud
As years go by and memories dim
Older groups begin to thin
Through the years since our federation
There arrives a new generation
Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam too
The fight for freedom begins anew
And as we proudly sing Advance Australia Fair
Let us keep all these veterans in high revere.
Dennis Ringrose 2002
Ex Sherwood Foresters & Royal Warwickshire Regiments.
"Hi, All members, most of you will know me by Dennis R. I will try and give you a bit of information about my early life, I was born in the district of Radford in Nottingham and at the age of 14 my life changed, first of all unless you were a pupil at a private school your school days finished and you had to find a job, I finished up working at John Player & Sons the cigarette manufacturers and worked there for 4 years, also at 14 I joined the local platoon of the Sherwood Foresters Cadet Bn and by the time I had to leave the cadets to do National Service I had reached the rank of Regimental Quartermaster Sargent, I was told to proceed by train to Pinefield Camp, Elgin, Scotland an Extensive Infantry training camp for ex Cadets, we were there for 20 weeks and I can assure you I was fit when I left there, I was sent to my county Regiment The Sherwood Foresters which was part of the Midland Brigade, the othetrester3 Regts, in the brigade were the Royal Warwickshire Regt. The Leicester Regt, and the Lincolnshire Regt. After 3 days Christmas l was told I was to go on embarkation leave, when this finished I with others were transferred to the Warwicks in Jerusalem Palestine, we left 2 days before it became Israel so I suppose I saw a bit of history being made, after Jerusalem I was in Egypt for 2 months, and served the rest of my time { 10 ) months with Brigade HQ in Salonika Greece, On being released I had a week at home to sort things and then managed to secure job at the Raleigh Cycle Company, there I met my late wife, unfortunately She passed away just 2 weeks before our 65th wedding Anniversary, I hope I have not bored you with my trivial Writings, The Vietnam Poem was to Remember a good friend , On this special Day we will remember all those who gave their lives trying to make a special world to live in. Dennis R."
A big thank you from the Seniors Discount Club team to Dennis for taking the time to send us this lovely poem and also write a little blurb about himself. We are so lucky to have this online community.
If you are currently partaking in our newsletter Dawn Service, next we have The Ode of Remembrance. You can read that by clicking here.
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and yes we must remember these brave soldiers that gave us freedom and life. lovely hearing about your life Dennis you sure did not have it easy Starting as a young boy.
