Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
Robert W. Service
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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 (3 hr 2 min)
Chapters
| Dedication & Foreword | 4:06 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Fool | 2:26 | Read by Joshua Cabana |
| The Volunteer | 2:21 | Read by Joshua Cabana |
| The Convalescent | 1:45 | Read by Joshua Cabana |
| The Man from Athabaska | 4:39 | Read by Nemo |
| The Red Retreat | 4:01 | Read by Nigel Fisher |
| The Haggis of Private McPhee | 7:49 | Read by Skip Corris |
| The Lark | 1:16 | Read by Joshua Cabana |
| The Odyssey of 'Erbert 'Iggins | 5:09 | Read by Nigel Fisher |
| A Song of Winter Weather | 1:39 | Read by Nemo |
| Tipperary Days | 2:34 | Read by Nigel Fisher |
| Fleurette | 5:07 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Funk | 1:36 | Read by Nigel Fisher |
| Our Hero | 2:11 | Read by Joseph Tabler |
| My Mate | 2:44 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Milking Time | 3:23 | Read by Nemo |
| Young Fellow My Lad | 2:57 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| A Song of the Sandbags | 3:43 | Read by Skip Corris |
| On the Wire | 4:06 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Bill's Grave | 3:05 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Jean Desprez | 7:52 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| Going Home | 1:47 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Cocotte | 4:38 | Read by Erin Grassie |
| My Bay'nit | 2:27 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| Carry On! | 2:33 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Over the Parapet | 5:15 | Read by Skip Corris |
| The Ballad of Soulful Sam | 4:58 | Read by Skip Corris |
| Only a Boche | 4:49 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Pilgrims | 2:25 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| My Prisoner | 3:14 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Tri-colour | 2:10 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| A Pot of Tea | 2:34 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| The Revelation | 4:12 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Grand-père | 1:04 | Read by Joshua Cabana |
| Son | 3:08 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| The Black Dudeen | 4:50 | Read by Skip Corris |
| The Little Piou-piou | 2:56 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| Bill the Bomber | 5:55 | Read by Nemo |
| The Whistle of Sandy McGraw | 6:05 | Read by Skip Corris |
| The Stretcher-Bearer | 1:21 | Read by MartinW |
| Wounded | 7:10 | Read by Nemo |
| Faith | 0:57 | Read by Joshua Cabana |
| The Coward | 3:39 | Read by ChadH94 |
| Missis Moriarty's Boy | 2:46 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| My Foe | 5:04 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| My Job | 1:55 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| The Song of the Pacifist | 2:25 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Twins | 1:01 | Read by Joshua Cabana |
| The Song of the Soldier-born | 3:04 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| Afternoon Tea | 6:28 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| The Mourners | 2:08 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| L'Envoi | 2:51 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| About the Author | 2:12 | Read by Larry Wilson |