Leaving the Lovely Young Ladies

In this song there is a mention of 'Blue Puttees'. This is in reference to the leggings worn by the Royal Newfoundland Regiment when they embarked on the waves to fight in the First World War. Regiment was affectionately known as the 'Blue Puttees'. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme in a place called Beaumont Hamel nearly the entire regiment was killed or wounded. The Divisional Commander of the Day is noted as reporting that " It was a magnificent display of trained and disciplined valour, and its assault failed of success because dead men can advance no further." We are very near marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and sadly not a lot has changed.

I am working on a commerative recording of this piece now.

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