World War 1 Trench Art

A WW1 Soldier’s Diary

July 25th. 1916.

We are rewarded this morning by a very distant view of Western Australia – A few isolated sandy hills around the vicinity and throughout the day fresh peaks and rises produced themselves to our gaze- naturally we were all very excited at the novelty up to a late hour [...]

A WW1 Soldier’s Diary

July 24th. 1916.

Last night was the roughest night we’ve had on the trip so far – it was a weird sound to hear the wind moaning through the halyards like someone drawing a bow across a fiddle and running the other hand up and down the gamut. Two waves [...]

A WW1 Soldier’s Diary

July 23rd. 1916

Sunday on the water- just the same as any other day as far as we are concerned only that we had a sort of a church parade about 10.30 at which function I officiated at the piano. Canteens are open just the same and men can do [...]

A WW1 Soldier’s Diary

July 21st. 1916.

We rose at 6 am . to find that the sea had calmed considerably and many bright faces were seen and good breakfast eaten and hopeful prospects of moderate weather- our boat was now steaming W,S/W by W and therefore deprived herself of the privilege of making it [...]

A WW1 Soldier’s Diary

July 20th, 1916.

My prophesying re the rush of air is about right: but first of all it must be under stood that (a) I haven’t been sick. (b) I don’t feel sick. (c) I don’t want to be sick. (d) I have no intention of being [...]

A WW1 Soldier’s Diary

July 19th. 1916.

Our first night in hammocks – they’re good-oh. We didn’t get up till 8 o’clock whence after a wash and a breakfast of steak and vegetables – bread and butter and tea, we went on deck to find the miners Corps and 13th. of the 23rd. lined up on [...]

A SHORT RECORD FROM DAY TO DAY OF MY EXPERIENCES ABROAD,
ON ACTIVE SERVICE, H. NORMAN ROYCE.

July 18th. 1916.

Having been out till late last night, reveille doesn’t sound too good; but as we are to embark today as advance party and sail for the front tomorrow we hastily dress and accept our last meal from the [...]