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War Story - Original Writing "What will you lack, sonny, what will you lack, When the girls line up the street Shouting their love to the lads to come back From the foe they rushed to beat?" As I sat in English Study, these words kissed upon my juvenile ears. The voice was that of my school friend Albert as he read the first lines of Fall In to my classmates. As I heard more and more of the poem, I felt stronger and stronger about seriously signing up to fight in the Somme. I could imagine all the respect and admiration I would receive when I come back, especially from the girls! After school, I rushed back home to tell my mother about how much I wanted to join Britain in the war. "I don't think you should go," remarked my mother, "many of my friends' husbands have been killed already. Take Janice for example: her Simon got shot in the same month he joined up. I wouldn't want that to happen to you. You're all I've got left after your Pa died. I'd have nothing to live for if you died as well." "But Jim's already left and Patrick's gonna sign up soon. Come on Mum, you've got to let me go. It'd be brilliant when I come back. Everyone would be cheering to me and I'll be proud that I'd did something like this in life. And you get paid for it too. I'll promise I would send some money back. You could get that radio in the shop that you always point out when we go past. Then you could listen to what's happening over in France. That'd be good won't it?" "Yes, I see your point," she replied. "Okay, you can enroll in town after school in town tomorrow. I did exactly what my mother said. After an eager day at school, I rode down to the enlisting office. On the door it said: Join the Accrington Pals! Sign up today to fight in your

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