A RECENTLY discovered diary from a No10 member of staff in 1918 has given a rare insight into the excitement and euphoria felt in Downing Street when World War 1 officially ended.

One century on, the soldier's daily entries are being shared with the world as his step-grandson posts them online on the exact day they were written 100 years ago. SEE ALSO: Great Britain Darkens ...

However, Woodman’s experiences at Dunkirk were not without risk. One diary entry notes how “at 8.30am Fritz dropped another big shell . . . at 1.25pm a big shell arrived . . . another shell ...

Soldier's World War One diary discovered in Leicestershire barn. 3 February 2020. Share Save. ... The diary entry for 1 July 1916, the first day of the battle, reads: "Something awful.

World War 1 diary describing HORRORS of the Western Front to fetch £8,000 at auction ... The entry for July 31, 1917 - the first day of Passchendaele - summed up pointlessness of the action: ...

World War I robbed more than 700,000 British troops of their lives, and wounded nearly 1.7 million. In total, the war killed 13 million military personnel and wounded 21 million.

The diary entry for 1 July 1916, the first day of the battle, reads: "Something awful. Never witnessed anything like it before. ... "Not only did he survive the First World War, ...

A diary detailing a soldier's experience in the Battle of the Somme has been discovered in a barn. The journal, written in pencil by Pte Arthur Edward Diggins, describes the first day of the ...