Non-commissioned Officer Diaries, September 1914–November 1918
Non-commissioned Officer Diaries, September 1914–November 1918
Collection: Life on the Front Line: Diaries, News, and Letters from the First World War, 1914–1919 Volumes Non-commissioned Officer Diaries, September 1914–November 1918
These diaries provide accounts of the Somme offensive and the conflicts around Ypres that were written by non-commissioned officers (NCOs). In the Ypres area, NCOs recorded details of the Battle of Passchendaele and of the fight for Messines Ridge. Accounts of the Somme include an NCO’s description of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. An NCO's account of his experience of fighting at Bethune also features. Additionally, the diaries in this volume contain accounts of fighting at Suvla Bay on the Gallipoli peninsula and in the Hallencourt area of France.
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