zoomzoom 2 Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) Nope, not wierd at all. Just different.....and thats pretty cool. ZZ. Interesting though as well. Edited March 11, 2010 by zoomzoom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyby PC 23 Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) The lament "Sgt McKenzie" is based around one such incident. Charles Stuart MacKenzie went to fight in France during WW1 and was shot in the shoulder. The military sent him home to Scotland for treatment, where the surgeon wanted to amputate his arm. Sgt. MacKenzie refused, stating that he had to go back to his men. While recuperating in the hospital, he was asked what it was like to kill "the Hun". He replied, "what a waste of a fine body of men". His last picture, with him in uniform, was taken on the steps of the hospital. This picture hung in his home above the fireplace. Upon his return to the front, he and his men were engaged in fixed bayonet combat. The composer says, "To the best of my knowledge, and taken from reports of the returning soldiers, one of his close friends fell, badly wounded. Charles stood his ground and fought until he was overcome and died from bayonet wounds. On that day, my great grandmother and my grandmother were sitting at the fire when the picture fell from the wall. My great grandmother looked, and said to my grandmother "Oh, my bonnie Charlie's dead". Sure enough a few days passed, and the local policeman brought the news - that Sgt. Charles Stuart MacKenzie had been killed in action". - Joseph Kilna MacKenzie Don't know if it's true, but it's a very haunting lament. Edited March 11, 2010 by Flyby PC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
