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.

18th July 1941

Lovely nightingale singing near Bourne Mill tonight, very loud and clear.

16th July 1941

Cooler. Clouds and sun today, but no more rain. Rushed out at 10 minutes to 11 to go to poor Charles Brown’s funeral. He was killed last wee...

15th July 1941

Heavy rain tonight (St Swithin’s Day), and the Castle was flooded owing to blocked drains. Bought very good cherries today at 1/8 a pound.

14th July 1941

There was an alarm just before 1am today, and some bombs fell away to the south, the first I have heard for some weeks. Rain today, at last.

13th July 1941

Brilliant, hot, sunny day. Relieved at the Castle at 10am. Went down to the stables, got Bob up, and drove the swill van over to Fingringhoe...

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8th July 1941

Gorgeous full moon tonight, like a gigantic orange. Very few planes about.

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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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