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A carpenter at reschs brewery and veteran of the Boer War

A regular at Randwick rifle range and yet he urged for more

So when England declared war on Germany, Australia did as well

Alfred John Shout swapped chisel for rifle for in war he did excel

Captain Shout was soon known as a cheery, well liked and brave man

And on landing at ANZAC cove into and at the enemy he did ran

He led an advance and captured territory known as Baby 700

Captured Turks were stunned as their belongings were quickly plundered

At Gaba Tepe although wounded, carried more than a dozen injured mates

Out of the firing line, to safety and out of reach of a doomed fate

Injured again his arm shattered but he refused to go to the rear

Third time wounded amidst his protests, from the line he was dragged clear

Then came the fateful day, he was thirty three and one day old

Clearing Sasse's Sap at Line Pine his VC medal citation is told

He charged through trenches with Captain Sasse who stabbed and shot

Whilst Shout used jam tin bombs to lob at all the Turks he spot

He lit three at the one time in preparation for the next assault

These crude homemade devices contained bullet shells and bolts

He threw one down the way and was about to lob another

When one of the remaining two was faulty and blew asunder

The explosion took his right hand, his left eye and part of his chin

Those near were shocked this red haired digger still managed to grin

Though hideously maimed and bleeding freely he directed the attack

In time stretcher bearers came and took his weakened body down the track

He remained positive that he would heal and soon return to the front

But those around him knew Lone Pine would be his final stunt

On ship on route to hospital, his heart failed, his soul set free

This brave VC winner died a hero and was solemnly buried at sea