In order to help celebrate St Pat's Day I sang "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" t'other day. I was trying to recall who wrote the last verse and getting an answer was harder than I thought it would be. I've only found two references to it at all so far.

dick greenhaus, supra, saith:
The last verse was added by Betty Sanders in the late 1940s.

Lift Every Voice ("The Second People's Song Book"), 1953 claims Betty Sanders introduced this Irish anti-war song to American audiences a few years ago. [ie, before 1953] The last verse was written recently by Les Pine.

Pine is apparently a noted black screen writer and/or occasional folksinger who died July 2001 and August 11, 2001. I am unable to find any more about him.

Can any give more info in the verse, on Sanders & on Pine?
If so, please do.