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

First World War diary - October 1918

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

6 October 1918

Emma father Harry and I went to church this morning to our Harvestineal

11 October 1918

Left home about 8:45pm left Kirkgate at 9:15. Stayed at Normanton for an hour with Emma’s cousin

17 October 1918

Passed the Batt at Rurmelly

18 October 1918

Working on the roads at [?]

20 October 1918

Moved today to St. Vaast through St. Hilare

21 October 1918

Out working on the roads

23 October 1918

Moved into new billet in St. Python

25 October 1918

Moved to Vertain

Demonstration of and information about gas masks used in the First and Second World Wars