Kidd from Timaru

DESCRIPTION: "he boys aboard the transport were busy talking 'fight'" and talking of what they would do when one interrupts "I'm Kidd from Timaru." He performs valiantly at Gaba Tepe and is wounded saving the captain. He (and Timaru) will be heard from again
AUTHOR: Barrie Marschel (source: Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, but reportedly popular in World War I)
KEYWORDS: soldier war injury bragging home
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, pp. 114-115, "Kidd from Timaru" (1 text)
File: BaRo114

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