Mark VII in Somme - November, 1916
from A Subaltern on the Somme, page 155:
Lord! What a march! The men are still straggling in. About three-quarters of the company arrived with the column this morning, and I honestly believe half my platoon would have dropped out if it hadn’t been for Jackson, who simply wouldn’t let them stop singing. That little man is a marvel. I have never seen such pluck.
cite as
Mark VII, A Subaltern on the Somme (New York, 1928), p. 155. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1401871183496 accessed: 4 February, 2025
Listeners
Experience Information
| Date/Time | November, 1916 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors |
Notes
Max (Mark) Plowman served with the 10th Yorkshire regiment. Invalided home in 1917, he was the only serving soldier to be court-martialled for refusing to return to fight. He later became a pacifist.
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:39:43 +0100