Tales of War was first published in 1918 and the text is in the public domain. The transcription was done by William McClain , 2002.
A printed version of this book is available from Sattre Press, http://tow.sattre-press.com. It includes a new introduction and photographs of the author.
The Prayer of the Men of Daleswood
He said: ``There were only twenty houses in Daleswood. A place you would scarcely have heard of. A village up top of the hills.
``When the war came there was no more than thirty men there between sixteen and forty-five. They all went.