Mr. Featherstone describes going from the mundane tasks of laying barbed wire and patrols, to his specialty, sniping.
Rats in the trenches
Mr. Featherstone describes a couple of pests which plagued the soldiers in France; lice and rats.
Trench protocol
Mr. Featherstone describes the level of vigilance necessary in trench life. He also discusses reconnaissance and its dangers, as well as guard duty.
Marksmen scores
Mr. Featherstone describes the success of Canadian marksmen in shooting competitions while at Bramshott. He relates how he had taught himself to shoot a rifle.
Head for the dressing station
Mr. Featherstone describes being wounded in the head by a bomb fragment, and his three day trip to the hospital in a horse ambulance and lorry.