** "How Rifleman Brown Came to Valhalla" by Gilbert Frankau is a war poem that sheds light on the noble sacrifices of common soldiers during World War I. The poem dives into themes of courage, friendship, and the importance of acknowledging bravery amid the chaos of war. The story follows Rifleman Joseph Brown as he enters Valhalla, a legendary hall for fallen heroes, without a scratch on him and with a sense of self-doubt. However, his place among the honored dead is solidified when a fellow soldier recounts how Brown bravely warned his comrades of a deadly gas attack. In the end, the poem emphasizes that all soldiers who risk their lives deserve respect and recognition for their service. **
How Rifleman Brown Came to Valhalla
By Gilbert Frankau
** A seemingly unscathed soldier arrives in the hallowed halls of fallen warriors and must prove his worth to earn his place among the brave.
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About the AuthorCaptain Gilbert Frankau was a popular British novelist. He was known also for verse, including a number of verse novels, and short stories.
He was born in London into a Jewish family but was baptised as an Anglican at the age of 13. After education at Eton College, he went into the family cigar business and became managing director on his twenty-first birthday, his father, Arthur Frankau, having died in November 1904.
A few months before his death, at sixty-eight, from lung cancer, he converted to Roman Catholicism.
Captain Gilbert Frankau was a popular British novelist. He was known also for verse, including a number of verse novels, and short stories. He was born in London into a Jewish family but was baptised as an Anglican at the age of 13. After education at Eton College, he went into the family cigar business and became managing director on his twenty-first birthday, his father, Arthur Frankau, having died in November 1904. A few months before his death, at sixty-eight, from lung cancer, he converted to Roman Catholicism.
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