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.

1st April 1943

Thursday Heavy, low, clouds, and rain falling, so took advantage of a slight stomach-ache to stay in bed, listening to the birds singing ...

31st March 1943

Wednesday Quite recovered. Lovely morning until 11, but began to cloud over. Heard a great number of planes going out towards the sea...

30th March 1943

Tuesday Felt bad on waking. Headache very bad. Clouds, but a high wind. Did not leave until 9, feeling terrible, not made any happ...

29th March 1943

Monday Rotten night. Bad stomach-ache came on about 4a.m. Quite a new kind of pain, high up under the edge of my ribs. Terrible gri...

28th March 1943

Sunday Lovely day, light S.W. wind, with great fleecy clouds floating across a deep blue sky. Spent the whole day writing. I had inte...

27th March 1943

Saturday Poulter attended the sale of the Doctor’s books at Hodgson’s on Thursday, but bought nothing. They made over £600. The fine ...

26th March 1943

Friday Woke at 6, and waited for light to come, but the clouds were thick and low. I felt very apprehensive and depressed, particularly...

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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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