Vimy Valour <br /> <br /> It may come as no surprise<br /> When we think of the valour in war<br /> To know this one is most prominent<br /> In the annals of warfare lore<br /> <br /> Our boys they came to fight a war<br /> Against the formidable Huns<br /> A terrible battle then took place <br /> Against the rumble of guns<br /> <br /> The Hun barrage it was so fierce<br /> And many a lad felt fear<br /> Till at roll call it was determined<br /> That five hundred were left out there<br /> <br /> Amid the mud, and stench in trenches <br /> The fields all strewn with dead<br /> A horrible sight to those boys&acirc;€™eyes<br /> To reality of a cruel war they were led<br /> <br /> For contributions brave they do us proud<br /> And we shall never forget<br /> The sacrifice so dearly made<br /> To them we owe great debt<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A tribute to the 500 brave Newfoundland Regiment lads who fell at Monchy-le-Preux during the Vimy Ridge Offensive of April 14, 1917. Photo credit: MUN Archives.<br /> <br /> John Cornick<br /> Halifax, Nova Scotia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />   Submitted By: John Cornick