The War Diary of John Bedford - Couverture souple

Bedford, J R

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1973256665 ISBN 13 : 9781973256663

Editeur : Independently published, 2017

Synopsis

The War Diary of John Bedford

This book is the result of a family history project to preserve the contents of the War Diary of John Bedford – before the ravages of time and the fading pencil manuscript of the original diary combine to erase the record that John – better known as Jack to his family – created in the last days of the “Great War”. The book is designed to preserve this record and to make it accessible to all of Jack’s descendants. It may also be of interest to anyone with an interest in Military history of the World War One era.

In 1918 the eighteen year old Jack Bedford was called up, joining the 1/4th Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment. Within months he joined the fighting in Northern France and Belgium. Like many men of his generation he rarely spoke in detail during his lifetime of his experiences in the dying days of the First World War. It was not until after his death in 1969 that his family found a small, fragile “Memoranda Diary” - the sort generally used to note important dates such as family birthdays. Jack had, however, found space within the diary to record the events he experienced from the start of his military training to the front lines.

Though the entries are short some give surprising insights into the life of a young recruit at the end of the War. While the Armistice itself only receives a brief mention “Armistice signed” the low quality of entertainment and provisions at Christmas, just over month later - “Rotten Christmas here. Only extras are a bit of cold pudding & rum issue”get more of Jack’s attention.

In addition to the entries made by Jack himself, the Battalion diaries for the relevant period of Jack’s service are also included along with anecdotes mentioned by Jack while he was still alive.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1973256665
• ISBN 13: 9781973256663
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 136
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