Project Gutenberg 2005-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 223 Watson, William Henry Lowe 1891 1932 Watson, W. H. L. 16001674 Adventures of a Despatch Rider Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries "Adventures of a Despatch Rider" by Captain W.H.L. Watson is a military memoir written in the early 20th century. This account narrates the experiences of a despatch rider during World War I, specifically focusing on the author's personal adventures from August 1914 to February 1915. The narrative blends personal letters with descriptive storytelling to depict the challenges and realities faced by a soldier in the field, as well as touches on themes of camaraderie, bravery, and the harsh realities of war. At the start of the memoir, the author reflects on his enlistment while reminiscing with a friend about their university days at Oxford. The opening introduces the reader to Watson’s motivations for joining the military amidst the brewing storm of war, highlighting his feelings of excitement and trepidation. The narrative shifts to his initial experiences, including the rigors of military training and the first tumultuous days at the front as a despatch rider, filled with encounters of both mundane and significant moments in the war. Watson's honest and often humorous style provides readers with a vivid portrayal of the early stages of the conflict and the personal reflections of a young soldier swept into the chaos of World War I. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives D501 Text World War I Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 395574 2025-08-07T09:05:56.419403 text/html 399528 2020-12-12T17:53:16 text/html 4984733 2025-08-07T09:06:05.480329 application/epub+zip 4988547 2025-08-07T09:05:59.012354 application/epub+zip 192832 2025-08-07T09:05:56.827366 application/epub+zip 5561998 2025-08-07T09:06:09.545373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5525766 2025-08-07T09:06:03.141329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278778 2022-09-08T08:01:33.237807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354748 2025-08-07T09:05:55.687430 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 354334 2020-12-12T17:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 354328 2020-12-12T17:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20796 2025-08-07T09:06:09.685795 application/rdf+xml 15376 2025-08-07T09:05:56.907371 image/jpeg 2311 2025-08-07T09:05:56.867367 image/jpeg 137985 2020-12-12T17:53:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 4802795 2020-12-12T17:53:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 137852 2020-12-12T17:53:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 4841849 2025-08-07T09:05:56.540379 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog