A home front diary, 1914-1918
Scales, Lillie2014
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On Tuesday 29th July 1914 Lillie Scales heard that war was imminent. Four years of turmoil ensued, and from her home in North London, Lillie recorded it all in the pages of her diary. By 7th August she had turned up for first aid classes along with a thousand other women. Men had rushed to enlist. By October Lillie and her husband George had offered to take in Belgian refugees and later in the war they gave a home to many ANZACs while they were on leave. As a result, Lillie's diary also holds accounts of daring escape and of Front Line action. Through her diary we hear of Zeppelin raids, rationing, the sinking of the Lusitania, the shelling of Scarborough, and the loss of dear friends.
Main title:
A home front diary, 1914-1918 / Lillie Scales ; editor, Peter Scales.
Author:
Scales, Lillie, authorScales, Peter, editor
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley, 2014.
Collation:
224 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781445618968 (pbk)1445618966
Dewey class:
940.3'41940.341
Local class:
940.341
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
715203