Everyman at War. Sixty Personal Narratives of the War
Charles B. Purdom
Play
Length 16 h
Chapters 60
First published 1930
In 1929 editor C. B. Purdom of the British magazine 'Everyman' ... "invited readers to send him accounts of their actual (WW1) war experiences, in not more than three thousand words, offering a small prize for the best narrative received. In the course of a few weeks I received over three hundred narratives ... The writers had been asked to relate their experiences straight-forwardly and simply. "Good writing" was not expected. The result was that the bulk of the manuscripts were plain statements of fact recording experiences that were deeply felt."
The editor arranged 60 of the accounts in order of events, as far as possible. The accounts give a vivid picture of the experience of the common solider in the Great War. - Summary by Ted Lienhart
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Ted Lienhart 7:10
2
An Old Contemptible At Le Cateau. R. G. Hill Read by Ted Lienhart 16:23
3
The First Battle Of Ypres, October 1914. J. F. Bell Read by Ted Lienhart 10:15
4
In France And Flanders, 1915-1918. A Territorial In The Salient. F. L. Watson, M.C. Read by Ted Lienhart 17:07
5
The First Gas Attack. Anthony R. Hossack Read by Ted Lienhart 13:42
6
The Battle Of Loos. W. Walker Read by Ted Lienhart 14:32
7
A Highland Battalion At Loos. Thos. McCall Read by Ted Lienhart 11:54
8
At A Sap-Head. David Phillips Read by Ted Lienhart 16:21
9
Trenches At Vimy Ridge. Harold Saunders Read by Ted Lienhart 17:09
10
In A Kite Balloon. W. Sylvanus Lewis Read by Ted Lienhart 9:40
11
A Night Counter-Attack. F. W. Watts Read by Ted Lienhart 16:12
12
A Gunner’s Adventure. N. H. Bradbury Read by Ted Lienhart 9:43
13
The Carnoy Cows. T. S. Williams Read by Ted Lienhart 11:58
14
Ordinary War On The Somme. Fred Ball Read by Ted Lienhart 15:35
15
Delville Wood. Capt. S. J. Worsley, D.S.0., M.C. Read by Ted Lienhart 14:24
16
In A Billet. Harry Drake Read by Ted Lienhart 6:50
17
17-21. George F. Wear Read by Ted Lienhart 21:13
18
A Wireless Operator. B. Neyland Read by Ted Lienhart 14:53
19
At Messines Ridge In 1917. E. N. Gladden Read by Ted Lienhart 19:32
20
A July Day At St. Julien. Alfred Willcox Read by Ted Lienhart 16:59
21
A Labour Company At Ypres. J. Cumming Morgan Read by Ted Lienhart 13:17
22
Two Nights. P. Hoole Jackson Read by Ted Lienhart 18:39
23
On The Belgian Coast. George Brame Read by Ted Lienhart 16:19
24
A Nightmare. Alan F. Hyder Read by Ted Lienhart 14:52
25
A Cavalry Brigade At Cambrai, November 1917. Chris Knight Read by Ted Lienhart 19:29
26
La Vacquerie, December 3, 1917. W. R. Dick Read by Ted Lienhart 19:19
27
A Boy's Experiences. C.J. Arthur Read by Ted Lienhart 18:22
28
Varieties Of Trench Life. A. A. Dickson Read by Ted Lienhart 16:01
29
A Runner’s Story 1916-1918. R. W. Iley Read by Ted Lienhart 17:35
30
In A Highland Regiment. H.E. May Read by Ted Lienhart 19:16
31
Opening Of German Offensive, March 1918. Alfred Grosch Read by Ted Lienhart 17:33
32
Retreat. R. G. Bultitude Read by Ted Lienhart 16:35
33
“ Stand-To ’’ On Givenchy Road. Thomas A. Owen Read by Ted Lienhart 16:59
34
When Tank Fought Tank. F. Mitchell, M.C. Read by Ted Lienhart 17:49
35
Bravery In The Field? Alexander Paterson Read by Ted Lienhart 17:48
36
Noyon—March 23rd, 1918. Dr. F.O.Taylor Read by Ted Lienhart 11:06
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A Casualty Clearing Station. Dr. John A. Hayward Read by Ted Lienhart 18:27
38
Rations. C. Goddard-Chead Read by Ted Lienhart 16:38
39
A Padre’s Story. Anon. Read by Ted Lienhart 18:22
40
Messines, October 1918. A.B. Kenway Read by Ted Lienhart 20:05
41
At Gallipoli. A Boy At Gallipoli. Fred T. Wilson Read by Ted Lienhart 14:19
42
The Flood At Suvla Bay. F.W.D. Bendall Read by Ted Lienhart 16:46
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The Evacuation Of Suvla Bay. W.H.Lench Read by Ted Lienhart 13:36
44
In Macedonia. The End Of Bulgaria. N.C. Powell Read by Ted Lienhart 17:00
45
In Palestine. A Sapper In Palestine. H.P. Bonser Read by Ted Lienhart 17:55
46
Tell-El-Sheria. William G. Johnson Read by Ted Lienhart 20:03
47
In Mesopotamia. The Corridor. T.Clayton Read by Ted Lienhart 14:36
48
Those Desert Days. Robert Harding Read by Ted Lienhart 8:54
49
In German East Africa. The Devil—My Friend. Charles Trehane Read by Ted Lienhart 18:16
50
In The Air. "The Circus”. F. Suckling Read by Ted Lienhart 15:06
51
The Casualty. Rev. John H. W. Haswell Read by Ted Lienhart 10:24
52
August To November 1918. H. F. Taylor Read by Ted Lienhart 15:02
53
Some Women. August 1914. Esmée Sartorius Read by Ted Lienhart 16:27
54
The Great Retreat In Serbia In 1915. M.I. Tatham Read by Ted Lienhart 14:16
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The Story Of A Waac. A. B. Baker Read by Ted Lienhart 15:29
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On The Sea. War At Sea. J. Willey Read by Ted Lienhart 18:33
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Zeebrugge. W. Wainwright Read by Ted Lienhart 24:15
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Torpedoed In The Aegean Sea. Reginald C. Huggins Read by Ted Lienhart 10:52
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Prisoners. First Days Of Imprisonment. Reginald Morris Read by Ted Lienhart 17:55
60
Captivity In The Ardennes. Victor Denham Read by Ted Lienhart 15:48
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