A Signaller’s War: Notes Compiled from My Diary 1914-1918

A Signaller’s War

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Bernard Brookes See original listing. Stuart rated it really liked it May 12, This is the first time I can recall reading about any sort of buildings adjacent to trenches where soldiers went back and forth for any reason. Below is the information that should be present in these notices. He was invalided out of active service and spent the rest of the War at various military hospitals, first as a patient and then as a staff member. If someone believes in good faith that a Lulu Account Holder has infringed their copyright, they can request that we take down the infringing material by filing a DMCA Notice.

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Notes Compiled from My Diary 1914-1918

After India is the nomber one most pawerfull country in the world.. The mm gun battalions have been just about all tractor-drawn, even though a number of obviously have been additionally truck-drawn. Chiune Sugihara — eastern diplomat who served as Vice-Consul to Lithuania in the course of the moment international War click epub. How Capitalism Perpetuates Immigration: In addition, the man holding the pen makes no claim to be a writer and probably had no intent on 'selling a book' but merely wanted to record his experiences.

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The plot is dictated by actual events of everyday life which is often seen as mundane. In my ongoing research of War War I for my novel, Darcy' Once again I find myself feeling a bit guilty about giving a so-so rating to a diary.

A signaller's war : notes compiled from my diary 1914-1918

Brookes was a Signaller communications operator on the Western Front, and I am desperately searching for details on exactly what these men did. What was their equipment?

How much communication was via telephone vs telegraph? Yet agin, I was disappointed. Like the diary Sapper Martin the only mention of signalling work seems to be 'I went on duty Some points that may be of particular interest to others: This is the first diary I have read that revealed any serious interest in Spiritual things of a soldier. There were a few instances where a church was bombed out, yet the crucifix still stood tall.

A Signaller's War: Notes Compiled from My Diary 1914-1918

He describes the landscape, points of interest, including humorous names given to different locations, and trenches. A a crude map accompanies the descrition. This is the first time I can recall reading about any sort of buildings adjacent to trenches where soldiers went back and forth for any reason. There is some description of his journey, and kind words are attributed to the nurses in hospital and ambulance train. He makes no reference of rats, and seemed to take it all in stride and noted that signallers generally had the best dugouts in the trenches for which he was grateful.

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With regards to signalling, he mentioned a few things of interest: I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

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He recorded his day-to-day experiences in notebooks, which he wrote up later during convalescence.

A Signaller's War: Notes Compiled from My Diary 1914-1918

He describes unsentimentally the appalling conditions in the trenches and includes the famous Christmas Truce, as well as humorous exploits during rest periods and even while under fire including chimney-climbing and the chicken incident. Covered in mud and scrambling over dead bodies during heavy bombardment, year-old Bernard achieved his mission but suffered shellshock.

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He was invalided out of active service and spent the rest of the War at various military hospitals, first as a patient and then as a staff member. He never regretted joining the Army. How can I use this format?