a'wasting

Updated: July 13, 2026

"On the road to Fontinettes Where the stretcher-bearers sweat, And the cars come up in convoy, From the camp to Fontinettes. And a'wasting army petrol Cleaning clothes, 'cos she's in debt." On the road to Fontinettes, etc. I longed to be back so much sometimes that it amounted almost to an ache! This, and the fact of being the only one, I feel sure partly accounted for it that I became ill.

Pat Beauchamp Washington - Fanny Goes to War