Many thanks for the thumbs-up, Wilf. Much appreciated.
One of the hooks for me with this book was that at no time are we told which units the writer is serving with, other than the RFC, later on. There are small, tantalising scraps of info throughout, which give little, unintentional 'clues' as to which regiments our author is with. However, for anyone even vaguely familiar with the LRB, it soon becomes evident he started off as a rifleman with the 'First in the City' boys.
A couple of little badge references too: November 1914, saw the 1st Bn in France, at which point they adopted the practice of blacking their w/m cap badges. At this time an order was issued forbidding men from giving their badges to civilians. The Regulars, apparently, had been doing just that!
Cheers,
JT
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