Pocket Diary 1917
Item
Title
Pocket Diary 1917
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Identifier
9418.cpd
Creator
Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974)
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Abstract
This pocket diary belonging to Edmund Blunden relates the experiences of the northern section of the battle of Passchendaele, near the Yser Canal. The attack began on 31 July 1917, and this diary, while incomplete, has sections describing the period between 8 July and 5 August 1917. The experience was later made into a narrative by Blunden and recast as 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of 'Undertones of War' (1928). These pages contain entries for Sunday 22 and Monday 23 July when Blunden was in camp near Elverdinghe, and describe being ill and hoping for the safe return of friends.
Date
July 1917 to August 1917
Date Created
1917-07-08
Temporal Coverage
1917-08-05
Spatial Coverage
Ypres, Belgium
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Source
Notebook
Medium
Paper
Format
Pencil
Type
Prose
number of pages
46
Contributor
Alisa Miller