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.

29th March 1942

Last day of leave. Up late, fed animals, helped Parrington put up a wire fence so as to keep part of the home meadow for hay. Went up to the...

28th March 1942

No harrowing as Roger has a sore shoulder. Bright and sunny, but cold wind. In the “East Anglian” today that poor old Revd. Worsfold is dead...

27th March 1942

Bright, cold wind. Carting from Lawford Hall this afternoon – meal taken there to be ground. While I was waiting for Mrs. Parrington I notic...

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26th March 1942

Beautiful warm day, real spring. Roger to harrow again. Penelope came over from Harwich today, but she was so tired she could hardly talk.

25th March 1942

Put Roger [the Parrington's horse] onto harrows. He went well, but I soon became exhausted. Tonight I cycled over to Stratford St. Mary ...

24th March 1942

Drove the little grey back to Colchester today. Saw my carts at St. Botolph’s Station, just arrived from London. Called at the office, and t...

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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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