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'The Old Brigade' is a slow march written in 1881 that is always played at the annual Festival of Remembrance and at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday as the Regimental March of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. 'Where are the boys of the old Brigade, Who fought with us side by side? Shoulder to shoulder, and blade by blade, Fought till they fell and died! Who so ready and undismayed? Who so merry and true? Where are the boys of the old Brigade? Where are the lads we knew? Then steadily shoulder to shoulder, Steadily blade by blade! Ready and strong, marching along Like the boys of the old Brigade! Over the sea far away they lie, Far from the land of their love; Nations alter, the years go by, But Heav’n still is Heav’n above, Not in the abbey proudly laid Find they a place or part; The gallant boys of the old Brigade, They sleep in old England’s heart.
Who fought with us side by side?
Shoulder to shoulder, and blade by blade,
Fought till they fell and died!
Who so ready and undismayed?
Who so merry and true?
Where are the boys of the old Brigade?
Where are the lads we knew?
Then steadily shoulder to shoulder,
Steadily blade by blade!
Ready and strong, marching along
Like the boys of the old Brigade!
Over the sea far away they lie,
Far from the land of their love;
Nations alter, the years go by,
But Heav’n still is Heav’n above,
Not in the abbey proudly laid
Find they a place or part;
The gallant boys of the old Brigade,'
The Royal Hospital Chelsea
London
Title
Boys of 'The Old Brigade'
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 90 x W 123 cm
Accession number
775
Work type
Painting
The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Royal Hospital Road, London, Greater London SW3 4SR England
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