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In the Firing Line

by Arthur St. John Adcock

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  1. 1In the Firing Line
  2. 2II — The Four Days’ Battle Near Mons
  3. 3Letter 1 — From Sapper George Bryant, Royal Engineers, to His Fathe…
  4. 4Letter 2 — From Driver W. Moore, Royal Field Artillery, to the Supe…
  5. 5Letter 3 — From Private G. Moody, to His Parents at Beckenham
  6. 6Letter 4 — From a Lincolnshire Sergeant to His Brother
  7. 7Letter 5 — From Private Levy, Royal Munster Fusiliers
  8. 8Letter 6 — From Sergeant A. J. Smith, 1st Lincolnshire Regiment
  9. 9Letter 7 — From Private J. R. Tait, of the 2nd Essex Regiment
  10. 10Letter 8 — From an Oldham Private to His Wife at Waterhead
  11. 11Letter 9 — From a Private of the 1st Lincolns to Friends at Barton-…
  12. 12Letter 10 — From One of the 9th Lancers to Friends at Alfreton
  13. 13Letter 11 — From a Wounded Gordon Highlander to His Father, Mr. Ale…
  14. 14Letter 12 — From Private J. Willis, of the Gordon Highlanders
  15. 15Letter 13 — From Private G. Kay, of the 2nd Royal Scots, to His Emp…
  16. 16Letter 14 — From Sergeant Taylor, of the R.H.A.
  17. 17Letter 15 — From Private J. Atkinson, of the Duke of Wellington’s W…
  18. 18Letter 16 — From Private Robert Robertson, of the Argylls, to His P…
  19. 19Letter 17 — From Private Whitaker, of the Coldstream Guards
  20. 20Letter 18 — From a Private in the Coldstream Guards to His Mother
  21. 21Letter 19 — From a Wounded English Officer, in a Belgian Hospital,…
  22. 22Letter 20 — From W. Hawkins, of the 3rd Coldstream Guards
  23. 23Letter 21 — From Sergeant Griffiths, of the Welsh Regiment, to His…
  24. 24In Hospital
  25. 25In Hospital
  26. 26In Hospital
  27. 27In Hospital
  28. 28III — The Destruction of Louvain
  29. 29IV — The Fight in the North Sea
  30. 30Letter 22 — From Albert Roper, First-Class Petty Officer of H.M. Cr…
  31. 31Letter 23 — From Seaman Wilson, of the “Bacchante,” to His Wife at…
  32. 32Letter 24 — From a Welsh Gunner on the “Arethusa”
  33. 33Letter 25 — From Gunner John Meekly, of Leeds
  34. 34Letter 26 — From Midshipman Hartley, of H.M. Battle-Cruiser “Lion,”…
  35. 35Letter 27 — From a Scottish Seaman (Published in “The Scotsman”)
  36. 36Letter 28 — From a Gun-Room Officer on H.M. Battle-Cruiser “Invinci…
  37. 37Letter 29 — From a Bluejacket in the North Sea, to His Friends at J…
  38. 38Letter 30 — From Seaman-Gunner Brown, to His Parents at Newport, Is…
  39. 39Letter 31 — From a Man in a Warship’s Engine-Room
  40. 40Letter 32 — From Seaman Jack Diggett, of West Bromwich, to His Brother
  41. 41Letter 33 — From a Seaman on H.M.S. “Hearty”
  42. 42Letter 34 — From a Seaman on H.M. Destroyer “Lurcher,” to a Friend…
  43. 43Letter 35 — From a Naval Lieutenant to a Friend
  44. 44Letter 36 — From a Seaman on One of the British Destroyers
  45. 45Letter 37 — From a Seaman on H.M.S. “New Zealand” to His Uncle in H…
  46. 46Letter 38 — From a Seaman on Board the Flagship of the First Destro…
  47. 47Letter 39 — Front Leading Telegraphist H. Francis, of Croydon
  48. 48Letter 40 — From Gunner T. White
  49. 49V — From Mons to the Walls of Paris
  50. 50Letter 41 — From Private Smiley, of the Gordon Highlanders, to His…
  51. 51Letter 42 — From Corporal W. Leonard, of the Army Service Corps (a…
  52. 52Letter 43 — From Corporal Edward Hood, to His Father, at Taunton
  53. 53Letter 44 — From Private William Burgess, of the Royal Field Artill…
  54. 54Letter 45 — From a Corporal in the King’s Royal Rifles, Now at Wool…
  55. 55Letter 46 — From Lieutenant O. P. Edgcumbe, of 1st Battalion D.C.L.…
  56. 56Letter 47 — From Private D. White
  57. 57Letter 48 — From Private Spain, of the 4th Guards Brigade (Late Pol…
  58. 58Letter 49 — From Corporal Sam Moorhouse, of the King’s Own Yorkshir…
  59. 59Letter 50 — From Private E. W. Dyas, of the 11th Hussars, to His Pa…
  60. 60Letter 51 — From Lieut. Oswald Anne, of the Royal Artillery, to His…
  61. 61Letter 52 — From a Reservist in the Royal Field Artillery (Publishe…
  62. 62Letter 53 — Front Trooper S. Cargill
  63. 63Letter 54 — Front an Irish Soldier, to His Sister in County Cork
  64. 64Letter 55 — From Private Carwardine, to the Father of a Comrade-in-…
  65. 65Letter 56 — From Private G. Dunton, of the Royal Engineers, to His…
  66. 66Letter 57 — From a Manchester Soldier, in a French Hospital
  67. 67Letter 58 — From Private A. McGillivray, a Highlander, to His Mother
  68. 68Letter 59 — From Private W. Bell, of the South Lancashire Regiment,…
  69. 69Letter 60 — From Corporal T. Trainor
  70. 70Letter 61 — From an Artilleryman, to His Wife at Sheerness
  71. 71Letter 62 — From Lance-Corporal J. Preston, of the 2nd Battalion In…
  72. 72Letter 63 — From a Corporal in the Motor Cycle Section of the Royal…
  73. 73Letter 64 — From Corporal J. Bailey
  74. 74Letter 65 — From a Sergeant in the Royal Field Artillery
  75. 75Letter 66 — From Private J. Toal
  76. 76Letter 67 — From Private W. Green
  77. 77Letter 68 — From Private G. A. Turner, to His Father, Mr. J. W. Tur…
  78. 78Letter 69 — From an Infantryman in Hospital (Published in the “Alde…
  79. 79Letter 70 — From Sapper H. Mugridge, R.E., to His Mother at Uckfield
  80. 80Letter 71 — From Sapper H. Mugridge, R.E. (Second Letter, Published…
  81. 81Letter 72 — From John Baker, of the Royal Flying Corps, to His Pare…
  82. 82Letter 73 — From Private G. Rider
  83. 83Letter 74 — From Private Martin O’Keefe, of the Royal Irish Rifles,…
  84. 84Letter 75 — From Sergeant W. Holmes
  85. 85Letter 76 — From Corporal J. Hammersley
  86. 86Letter 77 — From Lance-Corporal T. Williams
  87. 87Letter 78 — From a Non-commissioned Officer of Dragoons
  88. 88Letter 79 — From Private Tom Savage, to His Relatives at Larne
  89. 89Letter 80 — From Mons. E. Hovelange, of Paris, Written on August 30…
  90. 90Letter 81 — From a Young Officer Who Has Been Through the Whole Cam…
  91. 91In Hospital
  92. 92In Hospital
  93. 93In Hospital
  94. 94VI — The Spirit of Victory

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