Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

by Robert W. Service

53 chapters3h 2mEnglish1916

About this book

Robert Service was born in Lancashire, England, but at age 21 moved to Canada and eventually ended up in the Yukon during the gold rush. His poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" helped secure his reputation as the “Bard of the Yukon.” During World War I, Service was an ambulance driver and stretcher bearer for the Red Cross. This volume of poems springs from these experiences during the war. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Chapters (53)

1Dedication & Foreword

246

2The Fool

146

3The Volunteer

141

4The Convalescent

105

5The Man from Athabaska

279

6The Red Retreat

241

7The Haggis of Private McPhee

469

8The Lark

9The Odyssey of 'Erbert 'Iggins

309

10A Song of Winter Weather

11Tipperary Days

154

12Fleurette

307

13Funk

14Our Hero

131

15My Mate

164

16Milking Time

203

17Young Fellow My Lad

177

18A Song of the Sandbags

223

19On the Wire

246

20Bill's Grave

185

21Jean Desprez

472

22Going Home

107

23Cocotte

278

24My Bay'nit

147

25Carry On!

153

26Over the Parapet

315

27The Ballad of Soulful Sam

298

28Only a Boche

289

29Pilgrims

145

30My Prisoner

194

31Tri-colour

130

32A Pot of Tea

154

33The Revelation

252

34Grand-père

35Son

188

36The Black Dudeen

290

37The Little Piou-piou

176

38Bill the Bomber

355

39The Whistle of Sandy McGraw

365

40The Stretcher-Bearer

41Wounded

430

42Faith

43The Coward

219

44Missis Moriarty's Boy

166

45My Foe

304

46My Job

115

47The Song of the Pacifist

145

48The Twins

49The Song of the Soldier-born

184

50Afternoon Tea

388

51The Mourners

128

52L'Envoi

171

53About the Author

132

Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

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