Transcriber’s Note:

The only known changes made to the original publication are as follows:

• • Artist’s note
    In the spirit of Dernancourt and of Villa-Brettoneur changed to
    In the spirit of Dernancourt and of Villers-Bretonneux
• • Introduction: The accented letters have been used in the poem written in French, instead of:
    “Il n’est pas triste; il n’est pas fier; il n’est pas beau;
    Il n’est pas meme troublant; il n’est pas ambigu;
    Il est laid; il est lache; est gros, il est sot;
    Et il pue!”
• • Page 34
    they will practice them there. . . .” changed to
    they will practise them there. . . .”