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.

30th June 1943

Wednesday Low drifting clouds, and NE wind. Rather cold. Bad weather for the bees, in fact Joy says there will be hardly any honey at...

29th June 1943

Tuesday ‘Planes going and coming in the early morning, above low clouds. Thought I heard an alarm once. Late in again. Went round b...

28th June 1943

Monday Dull morning, but got brighter. Rather cool. Busy with Committee work all morning, no time for lunch, then rushed to Birch. ...

27th June 1943

Sunday At 8am an American tried to get in – I could hear his soft boots padding across the bridge. Dull morning, low clouds. Stre...

26th June 1943

Saturday Glorious morning. Late again, but had a wonderful night, slept until 7.30 in perfect peace. In Dead Lane saw a man strugg...

25th June 1943

Friday Fine, bright and cool, S.W. wind, fat white clouds sweeping over. News of a raid on Hull , with “many casualties”, and another o...

24th June 1943

Thursday Glorious sunny morning, clear sky, light S.W. wind, but I got up very late. As I went up the hill to Lawford, the cuckoos were...

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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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