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- A.C.M. Thomson's World War I Field Diaries - Field diaries of Canadian soldier Andrew Thomson, for June 1915 to May 1917.
www3.ns.sympatico.ca/mackay4/pop1.htm
- Albert Chapman - Postcards from the Front - A collection of postcards sent from the Western Front by Albert Chapman of the 27th Field Ambulance, RAMC. With extracts from the official unit War Diary.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4431/postcard.htm
- Arcille Guillory: Rural Louisiana French Doughboy's Diary - The diary of US soldier Arcille Guillory, for May 1918 to February 1919. Written in broken but intelligible English by a native Louisiana French speaker.
www.eatel.net/~bouclette/arcilleindex.htm
- Arthur Castle - World War One Diary - The diary of British soldier Arthur Castle for August 1914 to May 1915, covering his service on the Western Front.
members.tripod.com/~Glosters/ww1.html
- Arthur Foster - The diary of Corporal Arthur James Foster of the 1/4th Hampshire Regiment for November 1916 to September 1919, covering his service as a signaller in Mesopotamia.
www.royal-hampshire-regiment.org/ww1/DiaryAug2001.htm
- Arthur W. Scherr - Diary - The diary of Corporal Arthur Scherr of the 107th Field Signal Battalion, Wisconsin National Guard for July 1917 to May 1919.
www.100megsfree2.com/jjscherr/scherr/Diary1.htm
- Australian War Diary: Through the eyes of the Warrior - Personal diaries of Australian participants in both World Wars.
www.minerva.com.au/austwardiary/mainindex.htm
- Barney Jacobs - First World War Stories - Two personal accounts of life during the war by Barney Jacobs of the 7th South Wales Borderers.
tony.jacobs.net/ww1
- Benjamin Edgar Cruzan: A Soldier's Diary - The diary of Bugler Benjamin Cruzan of the 341st Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Force for December 1917 to June 1919.
www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/articles/cruzan
- Canadian Veterans Recollect - Recollections and personal experiences of Canadian veterans, with Real Audio clips.
collections.ic.gc.ca/audio/welcome.htm
- Captain Edward Rickenbacker - Fighting the Flying Circus - A personal account of the air war written by Captain Edward (Eddie) Rickenbacker, a commander of the US 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron and the first American "ace".
richthofen.com/rickenbacker
- Cecil Slack and the Great War - Letters and diaries written by Cecil Slack, an infantry officer in the East Yorkshire regiment, with teaching resources.
www.greatwar.eril.net/default.htm
- Charles Boucher - Lucky Charlie - The memoirs of Sergeant Charles Leo Boucher of the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Force. [PDF]
www.luckycharlie.com
- Charles D. Dermody - A Yank in the First World War - The memoirs of Private Dermody of the 132nd Infantry, 33rd Division, American Expeditionary Force, covering his service on the Western Front and his time as a POW.
www.htc.net/~dermody/yankww1.htm
- Charles L. Johnston - Life at Camp Funston - Letters written from June 1918 to January 1919 by Sergeant Charles Johnston of Ambulance Company 239, from Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas.
www2.okstate.edu/ww1hist
- Charles Robert Bottomley - 1918 Wartime Diary - The diary of Private Bottomley for February 1918 to May 1919, covering his service on the Western Front.
www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar/1diary/Bottomley
- Charles Rooke - First World War Diary - The diary of Charles Rooke of the Border Regiment, covering his service on the Western Front.
www.duffin.demon.co.uk/family/rooke.htm
- Clarence L. Richmond - Recollections of a Buck Private - A personal account of service in France from June 1918 to June 1919, written by U.S. Marine Clarence Richmond.
my.en.com/~robinr/wardiary/diary.htm
- Edgar John Dungey - Diary - The diary of Edgar Dungey, of the Somerset Light Infantry, covering his time as a POW in Germany from July to November 1918.
members.lycos.co.uk/billdungey/index.html
- Edward Dodd - The diary of Sergeant Edward Gilmore "Hughie" Dodd of the Australian Imperial Force for June 1916 to June 1919, covering his service on the Western Front.
members.iinet.net.au/~dodd/gail/memorial/hughie/contents.html
- Edwin Jones - War Diary - The diary of British soldier Lieutenant Edwin Evan Jones for December 1915 to August 1916, covering his service in Mesopotamia.
www.bus.bton.ac.uk/staff/robert/diary.html
- Ernest King - The diary of Ernest George King of the 5th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, for August 1915 to November 1917, covering his service at Gallipoli and on the Western Front.
users.bigpond.net.au/rhearne/index.htm
- First World War.com: War Memoirs - A collection of short memoirs written by serving soldiers and nurses during World War I.
www.firstworldwar.com/diaries
- Francis Lind - Letters - Letters written from May 1915 to June 1916 by Newfoundland soldier Francis Thomas "Mayo" Lind to the Daily News in St John's, Newfoundland.
www3.nf.sympatico.ca/mayad/memorial/index.htm
- Frank William Gent - Letters from the Great War - Correspondence and diary of Frank Gent of the 2/3rd East Lancashire Field Ambulance, covering his service on the Western Front and his time as a POW.
www.eclipse.co.uk/exeshul/pow/index.html
- Fred Slee - the Great War Diary - The diary of Fred Slee of the 17th D.C.O. Lancers and the Gordon Highlanders, for 1914 to 1919.
www.diggerz.org/~adaa/fsdiary.htm
- Fritz Kreisler - Four Weeks in the Trenches - A personal account of service on the Eastern Front by Fritz Kreisler, an officer in the Austrian Army.
www2.h-net.msu.edu/~habsweb/sourcetexts/kreis1.htm
- General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien - Memories of Forty-Eight Years Service - A personal account of service during the Zulu War, the Boer War and World War One, written by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien.
www.richthofen.com/smith-dorrien
- George Oliver Lunn's War Diary - The diary of British soldier George Lunn for April and May 1915.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/3056/index.htm
- Gordon Van Kleeck - The diary of Private Gordon Van Kleeck of the 51st Pioneer Infantry, American Expeditionary Force for July 1918 to June 1919, covering his service on the Western Front.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~treebz65/momside/vankleeck/gordonvk/gvk.html
- Harry Williams - Trenches and Trees - Memoirs of British soldier Harry Williams.
fp.miranda.f9.co.uk/trenches/index.html
- Harvey L. Williams - Letters written from April 1917 to December 1918 by Harvey Williams, a US military ambulance driver in France and Italy.
www.hray.com/wwi/title.htm
- Ivor Williams - The diary of Corporal Ivor Alexander Williams of the 21st Battalion, Australian Imperial Force for May 1915 to February 1919, covering his service at Gallipoli and on the Western Front.
www.nashos.org.au/myhero.htm
- James Arthur Porter - The diary of Lieutenant J. Arthur Porter, a physician serving with the American Expeditionary Force in France, for August 1918 to September 1919.
www.picklesisters.com/family/jap1a.htm
- James Norman Hall - High Adventure - A personal account of the air war written by James Hall, who served in the Lafayette Escadrille and the US 94th Squadron.
www.richthofen.com/hall
- James Rogers McConnell Collection - Personal papers of James McConnell, one of the seven original American flyers in the Lafayette Escadrille.
www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/mcconnell/intro.html
- James Starkie - The diary of James Starkie of the Royal Naval Division of the Engineers for June to November 1915, covering his service until his death at Gallipoli.
www.geocities.com/susan2153/diary.htm
- John Daniel - Just a Postcard - A collection of postcards sent to and from New Zealand soldier John Daniel.
www.greatwar.org.nz/justap.htm
- John William Gower - Diary - The diary of Corporal John Gower of the Royal Field Artillery for August 1914 to April 1915.
www.gowerhome.freeserve.co.uk//Preview/index.html
- Josef Sramek - Memoirs - The diary of Josef Sramek of the Austrian army, covering his captivity in Serbia, Albania, Italy and France from 1914 to 1916.
www.svobodat.com/sramek
- Joseph Jones - The diary of Joseph J. Jones of the Fighting 69th Rainbow Division, American Expeditionary Force for November 1917 to April 1919, covering his service on the Western Front.
www.aboutjonesfamily.com/PAGES/DIARY1.HTM
- Manfred von Richthofen - The Red Fighter Pilot - A personal account of the air war written by Captain Manfred von Richthofen, the legendary "Red Baron".
www.richthofen.com
- Mark's War - The diary of Mark Foreman of the Royal Fusiliers, for October 1916 to May 1917.
www.geocities.com/mrselwyn
- Mathew Chopin - A World War 1 Soldier's Memoir from Louisiana - Memoirs of Mathew Chopin, of the Middle Western 89th Division, covering his service from training until the Armistice.
www.geocities.com/louisiana_doughboy/index.htm
- Norvel P Clotfelter - WWI Journals - The diary of Norvel Clotfelter, of the 344th Machine Gun Battalion, for June 1918 to February 1919.
www.corvallis.k12.mt.us/~jimc
- Percy Smith - Letters from the Great War - Letters written from October 1914 to September 1915 by Lieutenant Percy Smith of the Royal West Kent Regiment.
www.colson.uklinux.net/ww1
- R.L. Dwight's WWI Diary - The diary of US soldier Robert Dwight for April 1918 to April 1919.
home.stny.rr.com/wmcpherson/rldwight.html
- Robert Hamilton - The diary of Lieutenant Robert Peyton Hamilton of the County of London Regiment for 1915, covering his service on the Western Front.
www.larigan.com/diary/Diary.htm
- Robert Lindsay Mackay's First World War Diary - The diary of Robert Mackay, of the 11th Batallion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, for 1916 to 1918.
www.finsysgp.com/macbob/RLM_Diary.html
- Stapleton Tench Eachus - The Great War Diaries - The diary of Stapleton Eachus of the Royal Engineers, for May to September 1916.
www.wardiaries.co.uk
- Sylvester Benjamin Butler's AEF Scrapbook - The wartime scrapbook of Captain Butler of the 301st Supply train, American Expeditionary Force.
www.cromwellbutlers.com/AEF/index.html
- Thomas Reginald Part - Diary - The diary of Lance Corporal Part, a signaller with the 24th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, for 1915 to 1917.
www.scotch.sa.edu.au/WarDiary/RegPart.html
- Vincent Goodwin - Memoirs from World War I - The memoirs of Private Goodwin of the 2nd Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade.
collections.ic.gc.ca/courage/memoirsfromworldwari.html
- Walter Shuttleworth - Great War Diary - The field diary of Rifleman Shuttleworth of the Durham Light Infantry and West Yorkshire Regiment, for 1917.
www.klewis.uklinux.net/diary/contents.htm
- Weldon McCoy Barr - The diary of Ordnance Sergeant Barr, of the US Army, for September to November 1918.
www.bright.net/~hhelser/dad's.html
- William Bernard Whitmore - The diary of William Whitmore of the 14th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, covering 1915 and 1916.
www.birminghampals.co.uk
- William Peden's World War I Memoirs - Memoirs of Private Peden of the 8th Battalion, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force.
pacific-pages.com/hpeden/hist002.htm
- World War I Memoirs, Memorials, Reminiscences - Collection of wartime diaries and firsthand accounts from the World War I Document Archive.
raven.cc.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/memoir.html
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