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.

9th May 1945 - VE Day Celebrations

Wednesday Warm. Showers at times. The great victory parades in the Park this morning. Hymns being sung. Saw they came back to th...

8th May 1945 - VE Day

Tuesday Nightmare about 5am, of sirens blowing in Colchester. I was cycling along Magdalen St and turned up Military Rd just as they beg...

7th May 1945

Monday Heard a cuckoo this morning about 6. Busy day. Committee meeting at 11.30, only six members came, with dear old Guy Pearson in t...

6th May 1945

Sunday Went to Elm in the afternoon, and saw Warby. Then to the “Limes” for tea. Mrs. Coulter very happy about the imminent “peace”, bu...

5th May 1945

Saturday Still no news of “peace”, but an air of expectancy in the Market, with everybody anxiously buying in stocks of food as if for a ...

4th May 1945

Friday Cold and sunny. Work on the Annual Report. ARP still packing, but Penny cannot give any date when they are likely to be clear. ...

3rd May 1945

Thursday Bitterly cold, and rain at times, very overcast and dark. Edwards came, looking worse than ever. Finished all the notices f...

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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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