PRIVATE VANILSON Dias is 27 years old and has been in the army for three years. During that time, he has been to France, Belize and Croatia.

He will perform this piece to members of his regiment as they remember fallen soldiers together.

Just a PTE

I’m just a private came to share my pain it’s been a long day in the field now it started to rain

I’ve been on stag for ten hours, sleeping awake

As long as I’ve got the SA80 I’ll be ok

Giving all I can give, riding with my comrades who will take a shot for me, we were born alone but we will die as a team

For the country that’s word to the Queen

Oh Lord save the Queen

Amen

Chorus

When you hear Grenade!!! 

Clear!!!                

When you hear Grenade!!! 

Clear!!!

That’s word to the Queen, oh Lord save the Queen, Amen 

When you hear Grenade!!!

Clear!!!                 

When you hear Grenade!!!  

Clear!!!

That’s word to the Queen, oh Lord save the Queen, Amen

Plan ahead in case the enemy comes, we can run or we can let off rounds

I’m with the British Army we the best around as long as I can see, tell me what your eyes can see

I’ve seen a million deaths and a billion scares, oh when I die I wanna live in the stars

I pray for my family and my enemies too, we all humans at the end of the day and that’s true

What we do on earth will be earthly things, I’m with the RLC and we sustain anything

What’s the moral of a soldier?

That will tell you if the game is on or over, that will tell you if they ride or die, or drop the weapons and cry when the time comes, when the instinct is to survive

Listen to you boys and girls 100 years ago, I gave away my today for your tomorrow

So please remember me, pure some liquor on the ground in my memory and make sure you capture it too so they can see

What we did back then so you can have today, RIP to those who passed away

A moment of silence must be given, to all the brave men and the brave women

A moment of silence must be given to the friends, family who believed and prayed for them