Thanks Willa! How are you, m'dear? *S*

- I think a lot of Kipling stuff was very much pointing up the 'plight' & the suffering of the ('licentious') & common Soldiery..& 'Tommy' (which is what Gareth posted above, for those that dont know) is a pretty good example of that.

Considering he (Kipling) never served in the Army, he had a good grasp of how Soldiers thought & felt, I.M.O.