On Patrol
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BY KLAXON AUTHOR OF 'H. M. S. ——'
William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London 1919
TO D. V. B.
THEY watch us leaving harbour for the greatest game of all,
And wonder if we're coming back across the greedy sea;
They never know the fighting thrill or high adventure's call—
John Graham Bower
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ON PATROL
On Patrol
CONTENTS.
TO——
TO——.
OLD WOMEN
OLD WOMEN.
CHIN UP
CHIN UP.
"... THAT HAVE NO DOUBTS"
"... THAT HAVE NO DOUBTS."
SKY SIGNS
SKY SIGNS.
AN ENTENTE
AN ENTENTE.
A BATTLE-PRAYER
A BATTLE-PRAYER.
AN ADMINISTRATIVE VICTORY
AN ADMINISTRATIVE VICTORY.
A NIGHTMARE
A NIGHTMARE.
RELEASED
RELEASED.
REGULUS
REGULUS.
A NORTH SEA NOTE
A NORTH SEA NOTE.
SOMETHING WRONG
SOMETHING WRONG.
WE
WE.
THE SAILOR'S VIEW
THE SAILOR'S VIEW.
STONEWALL JACKSON
STONEWALL JACKSON.
WET SHIPS
WET SHIPS.
THAT BLINKIN' CAT
THAT BLINKIN' CAT.
1797.
1797.
AFTER THE WAR
AFTER THE WAR.
LOW VISIBILITY
LOW VISIBILITY.
HANG ON
HANG ON.
TO FRITZ
TO FRITZ.
TO THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS
TO THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS.
PRIVILEGED
PRIVILEGED.
"OUR ANNUAL"
"OUR ANNUAL."
MASCOTS
MASCOTS.
A HYMN OF DISGUST
A HYMN OF DISGUST.
A TRINITY
A TRINITY.
IN THE MORNING
IN THE MORNING.
IN FORTY WEST
IN FORTY WEST.
A RING AXIOM
A RING AXIOM.
THE QUARTERMASTER
THE QUARTERMASTER.
IN THE BARRED ZONE
IN THE BARRED ZONE.
WHO CARES?
WHO CARES?
THE UNCHANGING SEX
THE UNCHANGING SEX.
LOOKING AFT
LOOKING AFT.
A MAXIM
A MAXIM.
THE CRISIS
THE CRISIS.
A SEA CHANTY
A SEA CHANTY.
A.D. 400
A.D. 400.
OVERDUE
OVERDUE.
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