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Story of the 34th

The Battle Of Waterloo

The Battle Of Waterloo

The tactical story of the Battle of Waterloo was explained to officers and non-commissioned officers of the battalion at a lecture given one night in Tongatabu by the commanding officer Colonel Eyre. Private C. J. Doran, of the mortars, has told the story somewhat differently, in verse, of which here is a sample:—

Now British folk can always boast
A splendid reputation
For tough and wiry fighting men
"Who've built a famous nation
By sweat of brow and honest blood
"We've paved the way to glory
On rolling seas and battlefields
In struggles grim and gory
But of the battles we have fought
You'll find there's very few
Can match the fight the 34th
Put up at Waterloo.

The Duke of Eyre was in command
A soldier keen and bold
He'd fought a dozen duels or more
Amongst the knights of old
The Lord of "Wernham, 2 i/c
Of that supreme command
Had swung a truly vicious sword
In many a foreign land
The Lords who led the companies
"Were held in high esteem
McMillan, Braithwaite, Brooks and Toon
"With Logan formed the team.