how does the third death match the third stanza of the poem?

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ch 8 and 9

Asked by andrea i #456126 on 8/27/2015 3:21 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 8/27/2015 7:14 AM

Answered by Aslan on 8/27/2015 7:14 AM

I think the third stanza goes:

Eight little soldier boys travelling in Devon;
One said he’d stay there and then there were Seven.

I suppose they are all going to dine it is revealed that General Macarthur is dead.