A Soldier's Diary from the Western Front

Title in English
The diary of an anonymous soldier

Description
This diary was found in a charity shop in North Yorkshire in c 1994. It lists the movements of the 10 KRRC (10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps) from 19 September 1914 to 3 August 1915 with a journal, possibly written in retrospect, from 18 April 1915 to 9 May 1915. (There is also a type-written note in the front dated 30 November 1917). The writer anglicises place names, 'Frelingham' and 'Armentierres'. The note book has also been used as a music theory exercise book. There are no clues as to the writer's name or home.

Summary description of items
War diary

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ID
19494
Source
http://europeana1914-1918.eu/...
Number of items
22
Origin date
1914 – 1915
Language
English
Keyword
Trench Life
Front
Western Front
Location
King's Royal Rifle Corps, Winchester
Contributor
Jane Robinson
License
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Collection day
SOM01
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