British Soldier: His Courage And Humour
Author: first_name: Edward John
last_name: Hardy
Language: English
Year: 1915

The Reverend Edward John Hardy, ordained in the Church Of Ireland, was a chaplain in the British army for thirty one years.  His 1915 collection of anecdotes is by and about the British soldier, the “Tommy” or “Mr. Thomas Atkins” as Hardy calls him.  “I did not need a war of nations to learn about the courage and humour of the British soldier….  . I have done little more than select and classify the letters of that best of war correspondents—the British soldier. The letters are a credit to his h