May God Guard and Prosper England

DESCRIPTION: A mother and son are on the deck of "Florizel." He is leaving to "tread the fields of battle" in World War I. She recounts his growing up. He asks that she and his father, weeping at home, pray for him. She gives him "freely to our king"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (MUNFLA-Leach)
KEYWORDS: war parting separation ship father mother youth soldier
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
Roud #26347
RECORDINGS:
Mrs. Michael Devereaux, "May God Guard and Prosper England" (on MUNFLA-Leach)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Wreck of the Steamship Florizel" (subject of the ship "Florizel")
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The Emigrant from Newfoundland
NOTES [35 words]: We know this refers to World War I because Florizel was wrecked February 1918. - BS
And the ship had spent part of the war serving as a transport. For her story, see "The Wreck of the Steamship Florizel." - RBW
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