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.
Filter Documents
Roberts, Corporal A.H.
Ref: 97/37/1. Three ts and ms diaries, covering January 1916-November 1918, written during his service as a Corporal with the 13th (Pioneer) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (39th Division until June 1918,...
Date:1916-1919Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:b-04
Miles, Sergeant E.
IWM ref: 83/6/1. Bound ts, with a few ms additions, of diary kept at irregular intervals during his service as a Sergeant and eventually RQMS in the 8th Battalion Duke...
Date:1915-1919Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:b-03
Fitch, J.P.
IWM ref: 77/81/1. Ms pocket diary recording his service as an NCO with the 1/9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles) The London Regiment (169th Brigade, 56th Division) in...
Date:1916-1916Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:b-02
Edwards, Corporal H.N.
IWM ref: 66/144/1. 13 pocket diaries covering September 1914-May 1917. Two of the diaries cover his service as an NCO on the Western Front, most notably detailing his daily experiences...
Date:1914-1917Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:b-01
