The Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust 

The C.O’s

6 November 2018

Their names are writ in every Clink -
This small but steadfast band
Who for themselves have dared to think
And firmly take their stand.
The tyrants’ boast to crush and kill
And this proud spirit bend
Does only strengthen each man’s will
To conquer in the end
Although to-night in prison cell
‘Neath Mammon’s lock and key.
It only holds the earthly shell –
The mind and soul are free.
The Brotherhood of Man’s their aim;
So come whate’er betide
They’ll bear it all in Freedom’s name.
Their conscience is their guide,
Though each should fill a Martyr’s grave,
What grander end could be?
Their death will only help to pave
The road to Liberty

(Written by Donald Baxter while in detention – 26th July 1917)

Archibald Baxter’s Poetry

A collection of some of his works edited by Caitlin Duff: Download here


Poems

Redemption
by Jenny Longstaff
Archibald Baxter’s legacy

If I must die
Refaat Alareer (1979 - 2023)

Lest We Forget
Frances Palmer
for Auckland Museum's 2026 'Lest We Forget' poetry competition

Remembering War
Audrey van Ryn 12 April 2026
for Auckland Museum's 2026 'Lest We Forget' poetry competition

The Soldier and The Poet
28 July 2025

The C.O’s
6 November 2018

Kevin Clements with thanks to Leunig
22 August 2015

The Reading of the Names
11 August 2015

In The Flanders Snow
11 August 2015

The Military Museum
John Moller
a military officer in a NZ Army unit in Vietnam

The Greatest Lie
John Moller
a military officer in a NZ Army unit in Vietnam

Last Post by Carol Ann Duffy (2009)

It Will Make a Fine Hospital
by Andrew Dimitri
(from Winter in Northern Iraq, The Hippocrates Press 2019)

Ring Them Bells
by Marvin Hubbard

Witness
by Marvin Hubbard

È la solita storia: Remembering Bach Mai, Yemen, Ukraine and All the Faceless Dead
by Bob Zisk, New Mexico, 2023