The post of honour
- Subtitle
- stories of daring deeds done by men of the British Empire in the Great War
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1. THE POST OF HONOUR2. AUTHOR’S NOTE3. INTRODUCTION4. THE VICTORIA CROSS5. CAPTAIN GRENFELL AND THE CHARGE OF THE LANCERS6. BRITISH SAILORS WHO KNEW HOW TO DIE7. SOME OF THE FIRST V.C.’S8. THE SPIRIT OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY9. THE MESSENGERS10. THE STORY OF CORPORAL HOLMES11. THE MEN OF THE FIRST LINE12. LIEUTENANT LEACH AND SERGEANT HOGAN13. WILSON, O’LEARY, AND MARTIN-LEAKE14. THE CANADIAN SCOTTISH15. THE CANADIAN SPIRIT16. THE ADVENTURES OF THE KENT17. THE LANCASHIRE LANDING18. COMMANDER UNWIN AND THE TWO MIDSHIPMEN19. ANZAC20. SUBMARINES IN THE DARDANELLES21. WARNEFORD AND THE ZEPPELIN22. SMITH AND FORSHAW: TWO HEROES OF GALLIPOLI23. THE STORY OF EDITH CAVELL24. JACK CORNWELL, THE BOY WHO “CARRIED ON”25. HEROES OF LOOS26. HOW MOORHOUSE BROUGHT IN HIS REPORT27. LORAINE’S FIGHT IN THE AIR28. “A GLORIOUS BAND”29. THE WORK OF THE MINE-SWEEPERS30. “THE PADRE”31. LIEUTENANT ROBINSON AND THE ZEPPELIN32. THE CANADIANS AT VIMY RIDGE33. HEROES OF A HOSPITAL SHIP34. ALONG THE “V.C. WALK”35. MIDSHIPMAN GYLES AND THE GERMAN BOARDERS36. HOW MAN MADE AN EARTHQUAKE37. “WHEN CAN THEIR GLORY FADE?”38. “THE HEART OF A LION”39. IN MEMORIAM