Artwork : ArchiveNo00115

Diary 1940

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Kevin Roach
Contributor Image	Kevin_Roach_-_with_diary_pic.jpg
Profession
Location	Wymering
Collection Date	13.03.08 15.59pm
Artefact Name	Diary
Artefact Description	WWII diary written by John Roach from 1940. Poor condition. Green canvas jacket. 9 x 6cm Most pages have been completed with notes / observations about the war. Size and character typical of the time.
Artefact Date	1940
Artefact Stored	In bedroom drawer
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	Diary_-_No_115.jpg
Sample Taken	In bedroom drawer
Sample Image
History of Artefact	The diary was started in 1940. His father's adventures in Egypt are listed. The diary is very worn as if it had been carried around with him. He was a wireless operator. It records his first time in Egypt and his feelings of leaving England. ‘Xmas day, the less said the better! On guard, no beer. Worst Xmas as yet.’
Historian	John Stedman
Previous Owners	John Roach
Special Memories	‘I now know more about my own personal history. I also feel that I know more about my dad’s life and his experiences in the Second World War.’
Artwork Image	00115_max_web.jpg

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jpg	Diary_-_No_115.jpg	manage	116.3 K
jpg	Kevin_Roach_-_with_diary_pic.jpg	manage	90.8 K