HRH The Princess Royal is the Patron of the Scots in Great War London Group, and has written the foreword for the book.
The book details many stories of heroism and kindness, including the hospitality for 50,000 Scottish troops on their way to and from the trenches in France and Flanders. Stories of members killed in action are also featured. There were 49 children attending the Royal Caledonian Schools during the Great War whose fathers were killed in action.