The Dying Solider
This song appeared in the Hopetoun Courier in July 1915, titled 'The Dying Soldier: The Battle of Dardanelles':
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/121001614
The painting of the landing at Gallipoli is by Charles Edward Dixon:
https://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_215355/Charles-Edward-Dixon/The-Landing-at-Anzac
The ANZAC campaign in the Dardanelles occurred around 1914-1915, so this was a contemporary song.
https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/ww1/where-australians-served/gallipoli/dardanelles-strategy
With its anti-war tone, I can see why the song didn't become very popular, as far as I can tell, no one has recorded it.
The text mentions that the tune should be 'On the Banks of the Clyde', most likely this one:
https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/banksoftheclyde.html
Here is the only recording I can find:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0vuDLwbKtif7J15M2RuWTX?si=d53c5c2af83a4366
I am recording this because someone at the 'Return to Tipperary' conference came up and sang a bit of this song to me and asked if I had heard of it. I didn't recognize the tune or words, but a quick search on Trove turned it up. Would love to know if anyone in Australia recorded the song.
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