Valiantly he fought
Against Zeppelins
And the Red Baron alike
A young man,
In the prime of life
Died an ironic death
When helping a new arrival
Achieve his first kill
He broke his own golden rule
And followed the stricken foe
To see it crash
And was shot down
By ground fire
Major Edward Corringham
"Mick" Mannock VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC & Bar (May 24, 1887
– July 26, 1918)
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