Overstrand Municipality - There is a line in Rudyard Kipling's famous poem " Soldier an' Sailor Too" which captures the courage of the men on the Birkenhead in the face of hopeless circumstnaces.
Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ ⋁ on Twitter: "(3) Rudyard Kipling's 1893 poem “Soldier an' Sailor Too” included a verse about the selfless heroism of the soldiers and sailors in the face of certain death.
![Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ ⋁ on Twitter: "(3) Rudyard Kipling's 1893 poem “Soldier an' Sailor Too” included a verse about the selfless heroism of the soldiers and sailors in the face of certain death. Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ ⋁ on Twitter: "(3) Rudyard Kipling's 1893 poem “Soldier an' Sailor Too” included a verse about the selfless heroism of the soldiers and sailors in the face of certain death.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvJAzXjXEAIvyOg.jpg)
Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ ⋁ on Twitter: "(3) Rudyard Kipling's 1893 poem “Soldier an' Sailor Too” included a verse about the selfless heroism of the soldiers and sailors in the face of certain death.
![A Soldier's Kipling: Poetry and the Profession of Arms by Edward J Erickson, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® A Soldier's Kipling: Poetry and the Profession of Arms by Edward J Erickson, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble®](https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/9781526718532_p0_v2_s550x406.jpg)