The Everlasting Valour

For Jack, Innocent Childhood Days From 1895 Were Spent Playing Amongst The Wildflower Meadows Of Woolwich, And Sculling A Boat On The Thames. Little Jack Just Aged 13 Then Ran Away To Sea, Becoming The Little Cabin Boyrsquo;, Very Hard Times Ensued And So Jackrsquo;s Childhood Was Over.when War Loomed Largersquo; Just Before 1914, He Signed Up With The Royal Navy, Serving On A Mine Sweeping Gunboat In The North Sea.back At Chatham He Was Assigned To 1st Class Battleship H.m.s. Cornwallis, Where All The Lads Enjoyed Hot Water And Bathrooms then At The Dardanelles After Heavy Losses, Incessantnbsp;bombing And Battles My Dad Jack Says There Was A Few Weeks Of Stalematersquo; And, Chaps Were So Browned Offrdquo; He Had An Idea To Cheer Them Uprdquo;, To Set Up A Jazz Bandrsquo;.instruments Duly Delivered And The Young Seamen Played, And Sang.