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Privates' Diaries, August 1914 - February 1919

Collection: Life on the Front Line: Diaries, News, and Letters from the First World War, 1914-1919    Volumes    Privates' Diaries, August 1914 - February 1919
These Privates' recollections provide both details of wars where their Officers have also provided accounts and forthright descriptions of events for which officers' diaries included here do not provide details. They add to the combination of voices included here which discuss the battles of Ypres and Ypres Salient with a particular focus on the third battle of Ypres. They also provide additional perspectives on the battle of Loos, the battle of Arras in general and in relation to Vimy Ridge, service at Bethune, and a number of descriptions of the Somme. The details which are less likely to be found in an Officer's diary include experiences of moving supplies to the battle front, a description of the journey from Canada to the Western Front, forthright opinions on poor organisation and conditions of the new armies, the percieved inequalities of army life, commentary regarding conscientious objectors, and details of the minutiae of trench living.
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Wrench, Private A.E.

IWM ref: 85/51/1. Ts diary in two volumes describing his service in France and Belgium with the 4th Battalion, the Seaforth Highlanders (137th Brigade, 46th Division, later 46th Brigade, 15th...

Date:1915-1919
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:c-11

Reynolds, Driver J.H.

IWM ref: 99/13/1. Ts of memoir covering April 1916-August 1917 and diary covering March 1916-January 1919, relating to his service as a driver with the 55th Field Company RE (3rd...

Date:1916-1919
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:c-10

McPake, Private R.

IWM ref: 94/46/1. Ms diary covering September 1914-July 1916, describing his crossing to France with a draft in October 1915 and service as a private in the 7th Battalion Argyll...

Date:1914-1916
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:c-09

Lambert, Private R.E.

IWM ref: 88/18/1. Ms diary with ts covering his service in the 9th Battalion East Surrey Regiment (72nd Brigade, 24th Division) August 1915-November 1916 written in brief daily entries that...

Date:1915-1916
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:c-08

Higginson, Private A.

IWM ref: 95/1/1. Ms pocket diary kept during his service at Gallipoli and on the Western Front with the 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers (86th Brigade, 29th Division), February 1915-February 1917,...

Date:1915-1917
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:c-07

Harris, Private W.H.

IWM ref: 78/4/1. Photocopied diary covering his service as a stretcher bearer with the RAMC on the Western Front, 1914-1919, describing his training with 9th Division, September 1914-May 1915, his...

Date:1914-1919
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:c-06

Graystone, Private J.W.

IWM Ref: 91/3/1. Ts of two exceptionally vivid and informative diaries covering his service as a private in the 10th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (92nd Infantry Brigade, 31st Division) from...

Date:1916-1916
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:c-05

Cude, Private R.

IWM ref: Con Shelf. Bound ts of diary, covering August 1914-February 1919, recording his service as a Runner in the 7th Battalion The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment, 55th Brigade, 18th...

Date:1914-1919
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:c-04
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