: G. H. Q. (Montreuil-Sur-Mer) by G.S.O. by Fox Frank - World War 1914-1918 Great Britain; World War 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front; Great Britain. Army History World War 1914-1918

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The first stages of the War--"Trench War," a good German invention--The Battle of Eyes--Waiting for the Big Push--The Loos disappointment--Moving G.H.Q. to Montreuil.

How the Montreuillois once learned to hate the English--Early history of the famous town--Its link with the early Roman-British Empire--A border town in the Anglo-French Wars--When G.H.Q. was bombed.

The Functions of G.H.Q.--The varying conditions to be met--The working hours--The organisation of a branch--The Chief's system.

The walks on the Ramparts--The "Monks" of Montreuil had little time for sport--Precautions against "joy-riding"--The jolly Officers' Club--Watching the Map--Ladies at G.H.Q.

The Shell shortage--When relief came--The dramatic Tanks--Bombs--Some ammunition figures--The ingenious inventor.

The magic-workers of the war--Fighting the Germans--Concerning the Victorian primness of conversation and the present popularity of "v.d." as a theme for small talk--The Army and "v.d."--The etiquette of hospitals and the ways of matrons--The war against Trench Feet--Mustard gas in 1918.

A happy lot--The mud season in Flanders--The effects of mustard gas--The character of the mule--Forage difficulties--The French object to our horse ration--The Americans side with us--The animal record in 1918.

The generosity of the British People--G.H.Q. was not a spendthrift--The Pay system--Curiosities of banking in the field--Claims of the civilian inhabitants--The looted rabbit.

What the German submarines taught us--The Salvage Organisation--O.C. Rags, Bones and Swill--Agriculture's good work and hard luck--The Forestry Directorate--Soldiers learn economy in a stern school.

The Padres--The semi-religious organisations--E.F.C. Comforts--Studying the Fighting man--The Great Beer Save.

The queer ways of the Chinks--How to bury a Chinaman properly--The Q.M.A.A.C.s and their fine record--Other types of Labour auxiliaries--The Labour Directorate.

What G.H.Q. thought of the "Temporaries"--Old prejudices and their reason--The material of the "New Armies"--Some "New Army" Officers who did not play the game--The Regular Army Trade Union accepts its "dilutees."

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