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Description: | Photocopy (22pp, incomplete) of a diary account recording his military service as a Signaller on the Western Front, July - November 1915, describing his journey to the front line, his billets and living conditions, his move near Albert in the Somme sector, aerial warfare and regular shelling, the poor condition of the trenches, excursions to repair communications wire and an incident in which he was trapped overnight in No Mans Land and developed trench fever as a result, leading to his evacuation back to hospital in England; together with a photocopied ts account (9pp) of his capture during the German spring offensive (21 March 1918) and subsequent experiences as a prisoner of war, describing the treatment he received from the German soldiers, the labour he undertook in an iron mine near Metz, his move to work on farms in Germany, the poor quality and low amount of food he received, and the protracted process of his return home following the end of the war. Also held with the collection is a printed booklet (64pp) commemorating the 50th anniversary of VE Day and containing recollections from the residents of the village of Brockham in Surrey, and a photocopy (4pp) of a programme for the Unveiling and Dedication of Brockham War Memorial in July 1921.
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Catalogue date 2007-03-30 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Fuller, P W | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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