text_original: They were of many nations  and months later  long after their going had been forgotten save by a few, word sometimes came from them by more or less accident to their friends  "Lost a leg at Vimy"; "Decorated at Verdun"; "Killed at Messine Ridge."
text_transcription: THEY WERE OF MANY NATIONS AND MONTHS LATER LONG AFTER THEIR GOING HAD BEEN FORGOTTEN SAVE BY A FEW WORDS SOMETIMES CAME FROM THEM BY MORE OR LESS ACCIDENT TO THEIR FRIENDS LOST A LEG AT BINNAY DECORATED IT FOR DUN KILLED AT MESSIN RIDGE
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜːɹ ʌv mˈɛni nˈeɪʃənz ænd mˈʌnθs lˈeɪɾɚ lˈɔŋ ˈæftɚ ðɛɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ hɐdbɪn fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ sˈeɪv baɪ ɐ fjˈuː, wˈɜːd sˈʌmtaɪmz kˈeɪm fɹʌm ðˌɛm baɪ mˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs ˈæksɪdənt tə ðɛɹ fɹˈɛndz  "lˈɔst ɐ lˈɛɡ æt vˈaɪmi"; "dˈɛkɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd æt vˈɜːdʌn"; "kˈɪld æt mˈɛsaɪn ɹˈɪdʒ."