First World War diary - November 1918 - Wakefield Museums and Castles

First World War diary - November 1918

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November's diary entries involve the death of a family member.

An actor playing George Kellett reading his diary entries from November 1918

3 November 1918

On roads 11:20 to 4:30pm were shelled badly in sunken(?) road. Heavy rain until dinnertime

4 November 1918

Moved to Villers Poll Through Escarmain and Capelle

5 November 1918

Our Dear Ada Died at 12.10am.

9 November 1918

Our Dear Ada Burried at Sandal church at 2pm

A sepia photograph of George as a young boy with his parents and older sister

George as a boy (on the left) with his mother, sister Ada and father

11 November 1918

Moved to Bermeries We heard that an armistice had been signed but we keep hearing explosions and cannot tell whether it is gun fire or not.

16 November 1918

Warned for guard at 4pm this afternoon

17 November 1918

On guard today

18 November 1918

Moved at 9am for Maubeuge passing through Bavay, ??? and La Longueville billeted in barracks in the fort.

19 November 1918

Fire picquet and transport fatigue

20 November 1918

Moved to Peissant through [??] and Binche[?]

22 November 1918

Left Peissant at 8am arrived at Anderlues About 3pm

23 November 1918

Received parcel from home with this book enclosed. Working on the roads today about six kilos from our billets. Wrote to Harry and father.

24 November 1918

Out on the roads again today from 8am to 1:30pm. Parade at 5:30pm. Had ??

25 November 1918

Left Anderlues At 9:45am for Charleroi. Arrived about 3pm. Billeted in private houses. Had a good feed of chips for supper slept in a good bed between clean white sheets.

26 November 1918

Parade at 9am. Went to school at 10am. Went into town after dinner and to the cinema after tea. Had a bath at one of the collieries. It is a fine town is Charleroi