is ▁to ▁let ▁Bob ▁en list ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁En rag ed , ▁Ell is ▁says ▁that , ▁if ▁Bob ▁were ▁injured ▁or ▁killed , ▁he ▁could ▁never ▁live ▁with ▁himself . ▁With ▁J ini ▁seeing ▁him ▁off , ▁Ell is ▁dep arts ▁by ▁train ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Royal ▁Wel sh ▁F us ili ers ▁in ▁Liverpool . ▁Despite ▁the ▁ins ult s ▁show ered ▁on ▁them ▁by ▁their ▁English - spe aking ▁dr ill ▁ser ge ant , ▁Ell is ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁F us ili ers ▁continue ▁their ▁training ▁in ▁good ▁spirits ▁and ▁are ▁sent ▁to ▁France . ▁F acing ▁what ▁may ▁be ▁his ▁last ▁chance ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁E isted df od , ▁Ell is ▁ple ads ▁with ▁his ▁pl ato on ▁commander ▁to ▁send ▁his ▁aw dl ▁Y r ▁Ar wr ▁( The ▁Hero ) ▁via ▁the ▁Army ▁Post al ▁Service . ▁The ▁young ▁officer , ▁who ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁read ▁Wel sh , ▁at ▁first ▁ref uses , ▁suspect ing ▁the ▁poem ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁c oded ▁message ▁to ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁he ▁rel ents , ▁ma ils ▁Ell is ' ▁submission , ▁and ▁pra ises ▁him ▁as ▁" The ▁Arm aged don ▁Po et ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁F us ili ers ▁go ▁over ▁the ▁top ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pass ch end ae le . ▁C raw ling ▁through ▁sw amp y ▁shell ▁holes ▁filled ▁with ▁corps es , ▁Ell