WW2: A Civilian in the Second World War

This blog posts extracts from E J Rudsdale's diaries of life on the home front in Britain during the Second World War. Each extract was posted exactly 70 years after it was first written, marking the 70th anniversary of the Second World War between 2009-2015.

31st December 1940

Poulter back from Scarborough today. Says there has been very little trouble there, and no damage at all. Seems to have spent a very pleas...

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I would just like to welcome followers of Harry Lamin's blog: WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier to E.J. Rudsdale's blog. Bill...

29th December 1940

Spent most of the day down at the mill, sawing and carting wood. Finally brought on heart pains, and stopped. Down to the flat to tea. There...

28th December 1940

Maura Benham and her sister came to see me at the office this morning, looking very well. The raids do not appear to affect Maura in the lea...

26th December 1940

Museums shut. Went down to Mill, cutting and carting wood. Made myself very tired. Called to see Hervey Benham. He seems very well, and ...

23rd December 1940

Terribly cold day. Poulter went off to spend Christmas at Scarborough. I went up to [the Essex Agricultural Institute] at Writtle to see t...

22nd December 1940

Lay late in bed. This afternoon drove over to Fingringhoe with Hampshire’s little grey pony. Very cold day. Saw Grubb, who seems to keep won...

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E J Rudsdale: Born on 14th February 1910 in Colchester, Essex. Began work at Colchester Castle Museum in 1928.

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