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Non-commissioned Officers' Diaries, September 1914 - November 1918

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Non-commissioned Officers' Diaries, September 1914 - November 1918

Collection: Life on the Front Line: Diaries, News, and Letters from the First World War, 1914-1919    Volumes    Non-commissioned Officers' Diaries, September 1914 - November 1918
These Diaries provide Non-commissioned Officers' perspectives on some of the same battles described by the Officers' diaries in previous documents. The battles these accounts share with the Officers' include the Somme and some of the battles around Ypres. In the Ypres area NCOs joined Officers in recording details of the third battle of Ypres, including action at the Ypres Salient and the battle for Messines Ridge. Accounts of the Somme include an NCO's description of the battle of Flers-Courcelette, while other accounts of service contain an NCO's experience of service at Bethune. These diaries also contain accounts of fighting at Suvla Bay and in the Hallencourt area of France which provide an insight into the role of these officers within the army at this time.
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Roberts, Corporal A.H.

Ref: 97/37/1. Three ts and ms diaries, covering January 1916-November 1918, written during his service as a Corporal with the 13th (Pioneer) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (39th Division until June 1918,...

Date:1916-1919
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:b-04

Miles, Sergeant E.

IWM ref: 83/6/1. Bound ts, with a few ms additions, of diary kept at irregular intervals during his service as a Sergeant and eventually RQMS in the 8th Battalion Duke...

Date:1915-1919
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:b-03

Fitch, J.P.

IWM ref: 77/81/1. Ms pocket diary recording his service as an NCO with the 1/9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles) The London Regiment (169th Brigade, 56th Division) in...

Date:1916-1916
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:b-02

Edwards, Corporal H.N.

IWM ref: 66/144/1. 13 pocket diaries covering September 1914-May 1917. Two of the diaries cover his service as an NCO on the Western Front, most notably detailing his daily experiences...

Date:1914-1917
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:b-01
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