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Source: State Library of Victoria.
Tom Skeyhill Tom Skeyhill i(A10605 works by) (birth name: Thomas John Skeyhill) (a.k.a. Signaller Tom Skeyhill; Thomas J. Skeyhill)
Born: Established: 10 Jan 1895 Terang, Terang area, Camperdown - Terang area, Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 22 May 1932 Hyannis, Massachusetts,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,
Gender: Male
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1 Fatigues i "It's grand to be a soldier, with a smoke behind your ear", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 66-69) A soldier's complaint at the day to day drudgery of life in the army, the poor food, the hard work, the discipline, etc.
1 Australia's the Land for Me i "I'm fed up with Foggy London", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 64-65) A homesick soldier longs for his homeland.
1 Rout Marching i "Behind the blazing bands our brown battalions slog,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 61-63)
1 The Dreamer i "Some men are mammon mad, and in the race", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 60)
1 Lodge of Poziers i "Across the southern ocean, the home-bound transport steams,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 55-59)
1 Abdul i "Shake hands, Abdul, and we'll call it square,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 52-54)
1 Klink i "All our leave was stopped, so we did a flaming bunk,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 48-51)
1 Hamilton i "I'm sick of passing to and fro", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 44-47)
1 Hamilton on the Grange i "The school-bells are ringing,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 43)
1 The British Aristocrat i "Lord Algernon Percy lying in bed,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 38-39)
1 Lizzie i "She's a duckie, she's a darling, she's a dove,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 37)
1 The Song of the Soldier i "This is the song of the soldier,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 35-36)
1 To Pallas Athene i "O Goddess of that far Olympian Wold,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 34)
1 The Soldier of Fortune i "Aye, 'tis meat, 'tis meat, to the hungry soul,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 33)
1 Immortality i "If I should fall beside this gallant clan,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 31)
1 Death i "There, where poppies bloom, and fields are scarred", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 30)
1 If You Were Here i "If you were here beneath these scarlet skies", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 28)
1 Brother O' Mine i "You're only a lad of eighteen years,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 27)
1 The Aftermath i "We stagger through the craters 'neath the waning crescent moon,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 25-26)
1 Death and Love i "At twilight, when the grey veils softly fall,", Tom Skeyhill , 1919 single work poetry war literature
— Appears in: A Singing Soldier 1919; (p. 24)
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