The Poems of Gunner Frank E. WestBrook
Written on or around the Gallipoli Beachhead (ANZAC) in 1915 or shortly after.
Originally published in 1916 in a booklet titled "Anzac And After"
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Dedication
(reproduced from the original 2nd Ed 1916)
To MY FATHER My Counsellor, Comrade, and Dearest Companion
This Little Book Is Affectionately Dedicated
F.E.W.
First published August 1916 Second impression October 1916.
Gunner F.E. Westbrook of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps took ashore the first field gun during the Gallipoli Landings in 1915. His words are now almost forgotten but deserve to be read. Kind Regards Bill (transcriber)
Possession - Unpublished poem
An unpublished poem by Frank Westbrook has turned up at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne. Thanks to Nick McGuigan for sending this to me. It is reproduced here immediately after the last poem from the book. Or use This Link
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