Why? single work   poetry   "Why did I go to the wars? Dunno."
Issue Details: First known date: 1916... 1916 Why?
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Notes

  • Author's note: 'London 26.3.16.'
  • Some versions have the first line 'Why did I go to the war? Dunno.'

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Bulletin vol. 37 no. 1919 23 November 1916 Z613176 1916 periodical issue 1916 pg. 2
    Note: Author's first initial omitted in this source; name published as Gunner E. Westbrook.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Anzac and After : A Collection of Poems F. E. Westbrook , London : Duckworth , 1916 Z1469059 1916 selected work poetry war literature London : Duckworth , 1916 pg. 36-37
    Note: With first line: 'Why did I go to the wars? 'Dunno.'
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Echoes of Anzac F. E. Westbrook , Surrey Hills : Triumph Press , 1930 Z1469042 1930 selected work poetry Blackburn : s.n. , 1931 pg. 9
    Note: With first line: 'Why did I go to the wars? 'Dunno.'
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Western Mail 13 October 1932 7255577 1932 newspaper issue 1932 pg. 2
    Note: With first line: 'Why did I go to the war? Dunno.'
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