Typed letters belonging to A.M. Grenfell giving explanatory notes about the advance guard, rear guard, reconnaissance, musketry, horse grooming.
Extracts include:
Reconnaissance notes that ‘information regarding the enemy’s dispositions and the features of the country is absolutely essential for success in war.’
Rear Guard notes that ‘the conduct of a rear guard depends for its success almost entirely on the character, determination, skill, and energy displayed by its commander.’
Gallery: Remembering the First World War: Front Line