A military chaplain recounts his service with a battalion, describing the decision to go, the bishop's cautious reply, and preparations in training camps. He details liturgical improvisations such as a portable altar and outdoor Mass, daily camp life, sea crossings and billets in England before arrival at the Western Front. Frontline episodes include trench routine, raids into No Man's Land, and large offensives, while hospitals, evacuations, transfusions and burial duties illustrate the medical and pastoral demands. Interlaced are encounters with local clergy and civilians, refugee scenes, holiday observances at the front, and reflective moments on sacrifice, consolation, and the small mercies amid warfare.