Bullets & Billets

About this eBook

Author

Bairnsfather, Bruce, 1887-1959

Credits

Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Steven desJardins, and Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Subject

World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British

Category

Text

eBook-No.

11232

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11232

Release Date

February 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Bullets & Billets
2. 2.By Bruce Bairnsfather — 1916 — TO MY OLD PALS, "BILL," "BERT," AND "ALF," WHO HAVE SAT IN THE MUD WITH ME
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.FOREWORD
6. 6.CHAPTER I — LANDING AT HAVRE—TORTONI'S—FOLLOW THE TRAM LINES—ORDERS FOR THE FRONT
7. 7.CHAPTER II — TORTUOUS TRAVELLING—CLIPPERS AND TABLETS—DUMPED AT A SIDING—I JOIN MY BATTALION
8. 8.CHAPTER III — THOSE PLUGSTREET TRENCHES—MUD AND RAIN—FLOODED OUT—A HOPELESS DAWN
9. 9.CHAPTER IV — MORE MUD—RAIN AND BULLETS—A BIT OF CAKE—"WIND UP"—NIGHT ROUNDS
10. 10.CHAPTER V — MY MAN FRIDAY—"CHUCK US THE BISCUITS"—RELIEVED—BILLETS
11. 11.CHAPTER VI — THE TRANSPORT FARM—FLEECED BY THE FLEMISH—RIDING—NEARING CHRISTMAS
12. 12.CHAPTER VII — A PROJECTED ATTACK—-DIGGING A SAP— AN 'ELL OF A NIGHT—THE ATTACK— PUNCTURING PRUSSIANS
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII — CHRISTMAS EVE——A LULL IN HATE— BRITON CUM BOCHE
14. 14.CHAPTER IX — SOUVENIRS—A RIDE TO NIEPPE—TEA AT H.Q.—TRENCHES ONCE MORE
15. 15.CHAPTER X — MY PARTIAL ESCAPE FROM THE MUD—THE DESERTED VILLAGE—MY "COTTAGE"
16. 16.CHAPTER XI — STOCKTAKING—FORTIFYING—NEBULOUS FRAGMENTS
17. 17.CHAPTER XII — A BRAIN WAVE—MAKING A "FUNK HOLE" —PLUGSTREET WOOD—SNIPING
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII — ROBINSON CRUSOE—THAT TURBULENT TABLE
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV — THE AMPHIBIANS—FED UP, BUT DETERMINED —THE GUN PARAPET
20. 20.CHAPTER XV — ARRIVAL OF THE "JOHNSONS"—"WHERE DID THAT ONE GO?"—THE FIRST FRAGMENT DISPATCHED—THE EXODUS—WHERE?
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI — NEW TRENCHES—THE NIGHT INSPECTION— LETTER FROM THE "BYSTANDER"
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII — WULVERGHEM—THE DOUVE—CORDUROY BOARDS—BACK AT OUR FARM
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII — THE PAINTER AND DECORATOR—FRAGMENTS FORMING—NIGHT ON THE MUD PRAIRIE
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX — VISIONS OF LEAVE—DICK TURPIN—LEAVE!
25. 25.CHAPTER XX — THAT LEAVE TRAIN—MY OLD PAL—LONDON AND HOME—THE CALL OF THE WILD
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI — BACK FROM LEAVE—THAT "BLINKIN' MOON" —JOHNSON 'OLES—TOMMY AND "FRIGHTFULNESS" —EXPLORING EXPEDITION
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII — A DAYLIGHT STALK—THE DISUSED TRENCH— "DID THEY SEE ME?"—A GOOD SNIPING POSITION
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII — OUR MOATED FARM—WULVERGHEM—THE CURÉ'S HOUSE—A SHATTERED CHURCH —MORE "HEAVIES"—A FARM ON FIRE
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV — THAT RATION FATIGUE——SKETCHES IN REQUEST—BAILLEUL—BATHS AND LUNATICS—HOW TO CONDUCT A WAR
30. 30.CHAPTER XXV — GETTING STALE—LONGING FOR CHANGE— WE LEAVE THE DOUVE—ON THE MARCH— SPOTTED FEVER—TEN DAYS' REST
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI — A PLEASANT CHANGE—SUZETTE, BERTHE AND MARTHE—"LA JEUNE FILLE FAROUCHE"—ANDRÉ
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII — GETTING FIT—CARICATURING THE CURÉ— "DIRTY WORK AHEAD"—A PROJECTED ATTACK—UNLOOKED-FOR ORDERS
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII — WE MARCH FOR YPRES—HALT AT LOCRE—A BLEAK CAMP AND MEAGRE FARE—SIGNS OF BATTLE—FIRST VIEW OF YPRES
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX — GETTING NEARER——A LUGUBRIOUS PARTY—STILL NEARER—BLAZING YPRES—ORDERS FOR ATTACK
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX — RAIN AND MUD—A TRYING MARCH—IN THE THICK OF IT—A WOUNDED OFFICER—HEAVY SHELLING—I GET MY "QUIETUS!"
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI — SLOWLY RECOVERING—FIELD HOSPITAL—AMBULANCE TRAIN—BACK IN ENGLAND

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