These qualities were nowhere more evident than among the F.A.N.Y. Their
_esprit-de-corps_, their gaiety, their discipline, their smartness and
devotion when duty called were infectious, almost an inspiration to
those who witnessed them.

Throughout the war the "Fannys" were renowned for their resourcefulness.
They were always ready to take on any and every job, from starting up a
frozen car to nursing a bad typhoid case, and they rose to the occasion
every time.

H.N. THOMPSON, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.,
_Major-General_.

_Director of Medical Services, British Army of the Rhine._

_Assistant Director Medical Services, 2nd Division, 1914;
ditto 48th Division, 1915; Deputy-Director Medical Services,
VI Corps, May 1915 to July 1917; Director Medical Services,
First Army, July 1917 to April 1919._

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. IN CAMP BEFORE THE WAR 1

II. FIRST IMPRESSIONS 11

III. THE JOURNEY UP TO THE FRONT 19