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Description: | British private served with 4th Bn Worcestershire Regt on Western Front, 1916-1918
REEL 1: Background in GB: story of enlistment in Bristol; posted to 7th Bn Worcestershire Regt; training on Salisbury Plain, 5/1916; posted to 4th Bn Worcestershire Regt in France, 9/1916. Recollections operations with 4th Bn Worcestershire Regt on Western Front, 1916-1918: story of brothel; marched to Poperinghe area, Belgium; iron rations eaten by rats; in line near Hooge; problem of water supply; moved to Somme area, France; description of going over top and crossing No Man's Land ; story of taking message; reason for volunteering; question of patriotism; reaction of parents; home leave; description of trenches and living conditions; army number 3967; description of trenches at Monchy-les- Prieux; story of German officer's pistol; duties as Lewis gunner at Arras; casualties; shell shock cases; attitude to fear; morale; problem of cold weather; story of rest camp.
REEL 2 Continues: description of brazier; opinion of rations; amusing story of tent; memories of home leave; communications with home; story of being charged with deserting post; question of keeping diary; description of operations in Arras and Cambrai areas, 1917; memories of tanks at Cambrai; attitude to Germans; description of conditions in Passchendaele sector, Belgium; weather conditions; problem of mud; story of being wounded by shrapnel and medical treatment in France and GB, 7/1918; opinion of officers; problem of lice and personal hygiene; shaving; problem with teeth; attitude to homosexual activity.
REEL 3 Continues: story of officer killed by sniper; friendly fire incident; story of being buried in trench; communication with home; opinion of officers; recreational activities including housey-housey; daily routine; accommodation; snipers; state of health; story of visit to Western Front, 1990; memories of Armistice while in GB, 11/1918; activities with Scouts in GB, 1914; attitude to military life and discipline; comradeship; rum ration | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Barton, Peter | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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