Are there any diaries from World War 1?
This diary was written at the start of World War I. It’s one of 1.5 million pages in the archives’ collection. In honor of the war’s centenary, archivists have now begun to make the entire collection available online. “All the hedges are torn and trampled,” reads another page. “All the grass trodden in the mud.
Who was Charles Alfred Hunt in the diaries?
James unearthed the story of one of her own relatives in the World War I diaries, a man named Charles Alfred Hunt. She says that experience changed her perception of the war. “You think, those were real men. They had mums, they had brothers and sisters and girlfriends and wives and children,” James says.
How many diaries are there in the British National Archives?
The British National Archives has digitized and posted online about 1.5 million pages of diaries from soldiers and units that fought in World War I. Here, a photo of the 12th (Prince of Wales’) Lancers Group.
What did Capt James Patterson write in his diary?
In this excerpt from his diary, Capt. James Patterson writes about his experience and reflections on the first battles of Marne and Aisne. His diary ends abruptly on Oct. 25, and he died of his wounds on Nov. 1, 1914. The daily routine was not all explosions and gunshots. These diaries include cold, clinical descriptions of marches, and of boredom.
What was the Diary of the First World War?
Many of the combatants of the First World War recorded the daily events of their experiences in the form of a diary. Some were published after the war and have become celebrated. Many more,
James unearthed the story of one of her own relatives in the World War I diaries, a man named Charles Alfred Hunt. She says that experience changed her perception of the war. “You think, those were real men. They had mums, they had brothers and sisters and girlfriends and wives and children,” James says.
The British National Archives has digitized and posted online about 1.5 million pages of diaries from soldiers and units that fought in World War I. Here, a photo of the 12th (Prince of Wales’) Lancers Group.
What did we do for breakfast in WW1?
Then we had breakfast and did our chores. To be honest we haven’t done much today anyway. In spite of that I’m looking forward for the adventure of a life time. At least that’s what they told me when I signed up for the war. Would I say I’m patriotic? Kind of, I don’t really want to get killed by the ‘Hun,’ who would?
