On Christmas Eve of 1914, soldiers across both fronts slept in their trenches awaiting the end of the war. They were told it'd be over by Christmas. Some German soldiers decided to sing hymns, in this case the most notable is 'Silent Night' or 'Stille Nacht'. As they did...
An extract from my father's diary about the Christmas Truce in 1914.
On 25.12.1914 Bernard wrote in his diary "I have also a number of Germ signatures and addresses on a fly leaf of my “Active Service Pay Book” and it was arranged that at the end of the War we would write one to the other if we came through safely." Bernard framed the...
My father, Sergeant Bernard Brookes was a signaller in World War One. He recorded his day-to-day experiences in notebooks, which he wrote up later during convalescence. He describes unsentimentally the appalling conditions in the trenches and includes the famous Christmas...
Emile Leclercq est né à Wallers et a vécu à Hellemmes. Il se marie avec Amandine Gélin ; le couple a un fils, Robert Leclercq. Pendant la guerre, Emile est dans l’infanterie, en 1ère ligne. Après la guerre, il occupe le poste de sous-chef de gare à Lille Flandres ; il...
Letter home written by my uncle, 2nd Lt Albert Brainerd Raynes, about the Christmas truce of 1914. He was killed at Neuve Chapelle on 10th March 1915, and I think the location for the letter is probably similar. Editor's Comment: Second Lieutenant Albert Brainerd Raynes,...
Letter home written by my uncle, 2nd Lt Albert Brainerd Raynes, about the Christmas truce of 1914. He was killed at Neuve Chapelle on 10th March 1915, and I think the location for the letter is probably similar. Editor's Comment: Second Lieutenant Albert Brainerd Raynes,...
Letter home written by my uncle, 2nd Lt Albert Brainerd Raynes, about the Christmas truce of 1914. He was killed at Neuve Chapelle on 10th March 1915, and I think the location for the letter is probably similar. Editor's Comment: Second Lieutenant Albert Brainerd Raynes,...
Letter home written by my uncle, 2nd Lt Albert Brainerd Raynes, about the Christmas truce of 1914. He was killed at Neuve Chapelle on 10th March 1915, and I think the location for the letter is probably similar. Editor's Comment: Second Lieutenant Albert Brainerd Raynes,...