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.

2nd January 1943

Saturday Up at 7 to see a lovely clear dawn. Cold, but the wind almost gone. The stars were glittering, dying out before the faint ha...

1st January 1943 - New Year's Day

Friday Up at 7, to find New Year’s Day streaming with rain, which continued with varying violence until 5 o’clock this evening. We ...

31st December 1942 - New Year's Eve

Thursday A lot more snow during the night. The fleecy grey clouds were blowing away as I walked up to the bus, and the sky was blue, th...

30th December 1942

Wednesday Up at 7, to see a wild, white, world, snowflakes beating and whirling against the window, and little drifts all along the windo...

29th December 1942

Tuesday Up at 7. A lovely fine morning, the moon riding high in the sky. Cycled in early and went down to Bourne Mill to feed Bob. ...

28th December 1942

Monday Very dull, lowering, sky. Except for a gleam of sun yesterday afternoon, there has been no break in the clouds since last Thursd...

27th December 1942

Sunday Helped feed stock, and this afternoon writing letters etc. Frank Girling came to tea on his cycle, and stayed for the Christmas ...

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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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