world war one journal

World War I Journal: A Soldier’s Burial

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World War I Journal: A Soldier’s Burial

The body is stripped, then wrapped in a blanket and gently lowered into a hole. The cold earth is then thrown upon the corpse until it is hidden from view.

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WWI Journal: January 1, 1918

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WWI Journal: January 1, 1918

My grandfather was a soldier in the First World War. Starting on New Year’s Day, 1918, he kept a journal for almost every day of the following year. This is his first entry.

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