POEMS 

An Identification Bracelet with three good luck charms: Boomerang engraved 'I Go To Return'; Lucky Black Cat; Silver FUMSUP charm (a play on 'thumbs up'). Associated with the service of 1478 Aircraft Mechanic Second Class (instrument fitter) Henry James Marston, No.3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps.  FUMSUP dolls came with a poem:

"Behold in me the birth of luck, two charms combined:
TOUCHWOOD - FUMSUP.  
My head is made of wood most rare, my thumbs turn up to touch me there.  
To speed my feet they've Cupid's wings; they'll help true love 'mongst other things.  
...I'll bring good luck to all away- just send me to a friend to-day."

Marston narrowly escaped a serious accident on the Western Front in 1918.  He was standing near the landing strip at the 3 Squadron (AFC) aerodrome when an FK8 bomber tried to land.  Unfortunately the aircraft crashed, igniting the bombs on board in a bright red flash followed by a huge explosion.  Finding himself unscathed, Marston immediately went to the aid of the aircraft's observer who had been blown out of the cockpit by the blast.

Marston left for overseas service aboard HMAT Shropshire on 11 May 1917.  On 22 November he proceeded to Bailleul, France where he was taken on strength by 3 Squadron.  Marston remained with 3 Squadron until 3 March 1919.  He boarded the transport ship Kaiser-i-Hind on 6 May and disembarked in Melbourne on 16 June where he was discharged.