Birth of a World Song, by George C Curnock | 9-18 August 1914 | Episode 8
Published on 9 August 1914
George Curnock, a famous war correspondent, was in Boulogne when the secret landing of the 'Old Contemptibles ' was taking place. He describes that moving scene and relates how the strains of Tipperary' resounding through the ancient streets gave immortality to that simple song.