Project Gutenberg 2004-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 92 Childers, Erskine 1870 1922 Childers, Robert Erskine In the Ranks of the C.I.V. Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Clare Boothby, Ben Harris and PG Distributed Proofreaders "In the Ranks of the C.I.V." by Erskine Childers is a narrative and diary recounting the personal experiences of a soldier during the Second Boer War, written in the early 20th century. The work provides a first-hand look at military life, focusing on the experiences of Driver Erskine Childers as he embarks on his journey from England to South Africa with the C.I.V. Battery of the Honourable Artillery Company. The narrative captures themes of camaraderie, hardship, and the transition from civilian to soldier, detailing the challenges faced by Childers and his comrades. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to a wintry early morning in St. John's Wood Barracks as Childers prepares to embark for South Africa. It vividly describes the harrowing ride through snow, the struggles of embarkation, and the camaraderie among the men. The men grapple with the rigorous demands of soldier life, including riding and caring for horses on a cramped troopship, amidst the chaos of their transition from civilian comforts to military duty. Additionally, Childers's reflections on the monotony and hardships of daily military life, along with insights into his character and relationships, set the foundation for understanding the soldier's mindset as they move toward their deployment in a distant land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 -- Diaries Great Britain. Army. Honourable Artillery Company South African War, 1899-1902 -- Campaigns South African War, 1899-1902 -- Personal narratives, British DT Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 361194 360815 2024-10-06T06:58:55.998423 2023-10-06T08:23:44.488940 text/html text/html 358715 2020-12-18T02:45:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 178288 2020-12-18T02:45:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259824 2024-10-06T06:59:03.387386 application/epub+zip 263028 2024-10-06T06:58:59.000399 application/epub+zip 201287 2024-10-06T06:58:57.777514 application/epub+zip 433418 2024-10-06T06:59:07.038346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408728 2024-10-06T06:59:02.626365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325118 2022-09-07T01:03:48.575129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329109 329053 2024-10-06T06:58:55.497435 2023-10-06T08:23:44.114941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 328849 2020-12-18T02:45:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 130994 2020-12-18T02:45:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 328844 2020-12-18T02:45:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130943 2020-12-18T02:45:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22184 2024-10-06T06:59:07.168342 application/rdf+xml 12639 2024-10-06T06:58:58.317400 image/jpeg 3641 2024-10-06T06:58:58.046391 image/jpeg 250400 2024-10-06T06:58:56.033582 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia