68453: Battalion in Rest
Page 286 from a first edition of 'Undertones of War' (1928) showing the final two stanzas of poem 'Battalion At Rest'. The prose section of the, apart from the help of a few maps, entirely from memory while Blunden was teaching in Tokyo between 1924 and 1927. Annotations in Blunden's hand added later at an unknown date. Alongside stanza 5 he writes, 'Ashford', and alongside stanza 6 he writes 'Naylor'. |
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Page 285 from a first edition of 'Undertones of War' (1928) showing the poem 'Battalion At Rest'. The prose section of the volume was written, apart from the help of a few maps, entirely from memory while Blunden was teaching in Tokyo between 1924 and 1927. Annotations in Blunden's hand added later at an unknown date. He notes that the poem was written at '[Houlle and Moulle]'. Alongside stanza 3 he write, 'L/c Tanner and the other Signallers, very inventive of a ballad.' Alongside stanza 4 he writes, 'Salter's company: B platoon.'
Page 286 from a first edition of 'Undertones of War' (1928) showing the final two stanzas of poem 'Battalion At Rest'. The prose section of the, apart from the help of a few maps, entirely from memory while Blunden was teaching in Tokyo between 1924 and 1927. Annotations in Blunden's hand added later at an unknown date. Alongside stanza 5 he writes, 'Ashford', and alongside stanza 6 he writes 'Naylor'.
