With the Guns at Loos, by F.O.O. (Major C. J. C. Street) | 24-25 September 1915 | Episode 87

The initials F.O.O. stand for Forward Observation Officer of the artillery, and in this instance disguise the identity of a famous detective writer, Mr. John Rhode, which is the nom de plume of Major C. J. C. Street. The forward observation officer held a position of great danger and responsibility, and the author here tells his story of the preliminary bombardment before the battle of Loos. Every listener must be impressed by the vivid account which he gives of the urgency of the task of the gunners on the eve of this disastrous battle.