S.O.S. Stand to!

A first-hand artillery memoir recounts a soldier's experience in the First Division during major Western Front engagements, focusing on Ypres, Givenchy, Sanctuary Woods, the Somme, and Vimy Ridge. It combines vivid frontline episodes—ammunition supply, sacrifice batteries, horse teams, gas, and bombardment—with reflections on artillery's central role and the human cost of service. Chapters alternate action-packed narratives with practical remarks on trench life, logistics, comradeship, luck, and loss, producing an immediate sense of daily strain and bravery.