Arthur Newstead Diary
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- Title:
- Arthur Newstead Diary
- Page number
- 2
- Creator’s first name
- Arthur
- Creator’s surname
- Newstead
- Description
- Diary page September 26th - Oct 28. Digs communication trench through no mans land. Goes over top 28th October. 400yds trench captured
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Goes over the top, 400yds of trench captured

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- Story
- My Grandfather Arthur Newstead served with the 225th and 101st Field Company Royal Engineers from July 18th 1916 until he returned home to Norwich April 4th 1919. His diary details hair-raising day to day events, names and addresses of fellow soldiers, formulas for demolition and for bridge building, a record of his pay etc. he was the youngest of eight brothers who served in WW1. Amazingly all of them survived.
- Contributor
- David Newstead
- Person 1
- Arthur Newstead
- Summary description of items
- 33 Diary scans and various documents relating to demob and war pension
- The story begins ...
- 1916 July 18 – 1918 April 4
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Artillery, Gas Warfare, Prisoners of War, and Trench Life
- Theatres
- Western Front

