Project Gutenberg 2015-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 62 Wilson, Richard 1951 18026406 The post of honour : $b stories of daring deeds done by men of the British Empire in the Great War Introduction -- The Victoria Cross -- Captain Grenfell and the charge of the Lancers -- British sailors who knew how to die -- Some of the first V.C.'s -- The spirit of Sir Philip Sidney -- The messengers -- The story of Corporal Holmes -- The men of the first line -- Lieutenant Leach and Sergeant Hogan -- Wilson, O'Leary, and Martin-Leake -- The Canadian Scottish -- The Canadian spirit -- The adventures of the "Kent" -- The Lancashire landing -- Commander Unwin and the two midshipmen -- Anzac -- Submarines in the Dardanelles -- Warneford and the Zeppelin -- Smith and Forshaw: two heroes of Gallipoli -- The story of Edith Cavell -- Jack Cornwell, the boy who "carried on" -- Heroes of Loos -- How Moorhouse brought in his report -- Loraine's fight in the air -- "A glorious band" -- The work of the mine-sweepers -- "The padre" -- Lieutenant Robinson and the Zeppelin -- The Canadians at Vimy Ridge -- Heroes of a hospital ship -- Along the "V.C. Walk" -- Midshipman Gyles and the German boarders -- How man made an earthquake -- "When can their glory fade?" -- "The heart of a lion." Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries (http://link.library.utoronto.ca/booksonline/).) "The Post of Honour: Stories of Daring Deeds Done by Men of the British Empire in the Great War" by Richard Wilson is a collection of courageous tales written in the early 20th century during the time of World War I. The book highlights the valor of soldiers from the British Empire as they engage in profound acts of bravery amidst the horrors of war. Each chapter presents a unique story of individuals who exhibited exceptional courage, including the likes of Captain Grenfell and the renowned Edith Cavell. The opening of this work introduces the concept of bravery, asserting that “the post of danger is the post of honour.” It sets the tone for the subsequent tales of heroism by describing how ordinary individuals—from soldiers to nurses—displayed remarkable courage and selflessness during the Great War, regardless of their origins within the Empire. With emotional anecdotes, the author emphasizes that true bravery often involves the call of duty, as exemplified by figures such as Corporal Holmes and Nurse Edith Cavell. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes clear that the stories will not only evoke a sense of historical reflection but also aim to instill values of courage and unselfishness in readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Anecdotes D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 242801 242823 2024-09-20T07:34:25.380393 2023-09-21T04:29:31.884205 text/html text/html 241785 2015-02-04T20:59:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 768203 2015-02-04T21:00:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 881407 2024-09-20T07:34:31.828330 application/epub+zip 880305 2024-09-20T07:34:26.559447 application/epub+zip 184140 2024-09-20T07:34:25.964358 application/epub+zip 939555 2024-09-20T07:34:35.633303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 898002 2024-09-20T07:34:31.198338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203228 2022-09-21T20:02:44.240189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208391 208018 2024-09-20T07:34:24.765395 2023-09-21T04:29:31.313205 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 208643 2015-02-04T20:59:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 78141 2015-02-04T21:00:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19047 2024-09-20T07:34:35.774299 application/rdf+xml 18120 2024-09-20T07:34:26.058385 image/jpeg 3067 2024-09-20T07:34:26.012362 image/jpeg 769898 2024-09-20T07:34:25.428375 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