Coming Soon - Available May 2026
The First World War diaries of Ipswich man, George Punchard, are pub lished here for the first time. They not only give a detailed account of his experiences in France, Belgium, and on home service, but also reveal the inner thoughts of an ordinary working man who served for the entire length of the War. In the course of over four years we gradually get to know his character, his moral convictions, his commitment to the War, his sense of humour, and also what troubled him. In 1919 Punchard wrote out his diaries and supplemented them with photographs taken during his service, postcards he had bought, and some sketched plans, from which a selection illustrate this volume. He also casts light on his fellow territorial soldiers from Ipswich and East Suffolk who fought with him in the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment.
Edited by Paul Botwright.
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