Bravest Sons of India – Neuve-Chapelle, 1915.
(Linking Pin Sonnet – Dr. Joseph Spence Sr. Style)
India’s sons marched where guns roared in flame,
Flame lit their path as the Lahore men onward pressed,
Pressed with the Meerut through wire none could tame,
Tamed only by hearts in brave Garhwal dressed.
Dressed for the storm, Gurkha steel cut the way,
Way through the fire where the Kaiser’s men stood,
Stood firm for the flag in that Flanders day,
Day paid in blood for the world’s greater good.
Good men they were, yet no grave bears their name,
Name clearly carved instead on memorial white,
White stone in France tells the tale of their fame,
Famed in the East, now in every nations’ sight.
Sight holds their valor where red poppies still sway,
Swayed by the winds, they march with us today.
© USA Goodwill Ambassador, Professor Dr. Jospeh S. Spence Sr. August 12, 2025. All Rights Reserved.
The Gurkha's, warriors from Nepal
Who fought many battles, where many fell
They gave their lives
To a cause far from home
To protect and serve the British Throne
We seem to admit so many immigrant races
Who take the places of many Gurkha faces
These Real Hero's won the Victoria Cross
To fight and serve their British Boss
Having served our country, they are sent back home
Some have no house, they can only roam
The campaign for settlement, not a lot to ask
As they fought for us, a quite incredible task.
The Second World War and the Falklands too
But not just these two conflicts, but for centuries two
Their are many regiments in armies of this world
Who would be proud to have, these Gurkha's serve
Our government act for the people
We vote them in, if there able
Its time they did whats right and just
Gurkha's to be Nationals, its a credible must.
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