Laughing Prelude to the Somme Tragedy, by Guy Chapman, O.B.E., M.C. | March 1916 | Episode 107
Published on 1 March 1916
In 1914 Mr. Guy Chapman was called to the Bar, but he immediately abandoned the Law and joined the Army when the Great War broke out. Demobilized in 1919 with the rank of Major, he embarked on a literary career and became well· known as a publisher, author and editor.