The above qualities are well exemplified by the conduct and bearing of our Authoress herself, who, when grievously injured, never lost her head or her consciousness, but through half an hour sat quietly on the road-side beside the wreck of her car and the mangled remains of her late companion. Rumour has it that she asked for and smoked a cigarette. Such heroism in a young girl strongly appealed to the imagination of our French and Belgian Allies, and two rows of medals bedeck her khaki jacket. Other natural qualities of our race, which largely helped to win the war, are brought out very vividly, although unconsciously, in this book, _e.g._ the spirit of cheerfulness; the power to forget danger and hardship; the faculty of seeing the humorous side of things; of making the best of things; the spirit of comradeship which sweetened life. These qualities were nowhere more evident than among the F.A.N.Y. Their _esprit-de-corps_, their gaiety, their discipline, their smartness and devotion when duty called were infectious, almost an inspiration to those who witnessed them. Throughout the war the "Fannys" were renowned for their resourcefulness. They were always ready to take on any and every job, from starting up a frozen car to nursing a bad typhoid case, and they rose to the occasion every time. H.N. THOMPSON, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., _Major-General_. _Director of Medical Services, British Army of the Rhine._ _Assistant Director Medical Services, 2nd Division, 1914; ditto 48th Division, 1915; Deputy-Director Medical Services, VI Corps, May 1915 to July 1917; Director Medical Services, First Army, July 1917 to April 1919._ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. IN CAMP BEFORE THE WAR 1 II. FIRST IMPRESSIONS 11 III. THE JOURNEY UP TO THE FRONT 19 IV. BEHIND THE TRENCHES 27 V. IN THE TRENCHES 35 VI. THE TYPHOID WARDS 41 VII. THE ZEPPELIN RAID 49 VIII. CONCERNING BATHS, "JOLIE-ANNETTE," "MARIE-MARGOT" AND ST. INGLEVERT 59 IX. TYPHOIDS AGAIN, AND PARIS IN 1915. 70 X. CONCERNING A CONCERT, CANTEEN WORK, HOUSEKEEPING, THE ENGLISH CONVOY, AND GOOD-BYE, LAMARCK. 88 XI. THE ENGLISH CONVOY 111 XII. THE PASSING OF THE LITTLE LORRY, "OLD BILL" AND "'ERB" AT AUDRICQ 129 XIII. CONVOY LIFE 152