Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

I think you're nearly there

I wish I was

I've heard the whistle, now I'm going over the top

[Flay]

I've heard the whistle, now I'm going over the top

No, send your second-in-command over first

[mercia]

No, send your second-in-command over first

don't know if that's a clue but I'm afraid I can't find any entrenched friends of Sassoon involved with naughty women

doubtless the literary players of this game know exactly who this is, so I shall retire gracefully

[Flay]

No, please stay a while. It's been very lonely here. Remember it was a naughty Lady. She was fictional

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

no, send your second-in-command over first

put me down!!!!

[Flay]

put me down!!!!

No need to shout, I heard you he first time! But I've no idea what you are going on about.

[Flay]

put me down!!!!

The Ballad of Bill Hubbard?

[mercia]

The Ballad of Bill Hubbard?

is that a clue for me ?

meanwhile, I don't think we're talking about either Owen, Graves or Gosse
Lawrence (naughty Lady Chatterley) wasn't in the trenches nor Hardy

EDIT - is the naughty Lady the subject of a poem, novel or play ?

[Flay]

Lawrence (naughty Lady Chatterley)

But many years later there was need for Penquins to be rescued

[Norfolk Born]

Penquins?

[mercia]

well E M Forster wasn't in the trenches
and I don't think Ackerley had anything to do with Chatterley
the answer is staring me in the face but I still can't see it

[Flay]

Penquins?

Not all Penguins are birds, especially in literature....

Let's recap:

A poet who came to the rescue of a naughty Lady
A melodious voice
Cultured Othello

And not all Othellos are people...
A synonym of melodious would help too.

[Flay]

the answer is staring me in the face but I still can't see it

I'm sure Sassoon's deputy commander stared him in the face too on occasions

[Norfolk Born]

My God, it's getting crowded out here in No Man's Land!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I'm flagging. Should I drinko pinto milko day?