Blunden, Edmund Charles (Oral history)

British officer served with 11th Bn Royal Sussex Regt on Western Front, 1914-1918

REEL 1 Recollections of service with 11th Bn Royal Sussex Regt on Western Front, : personal morale; story illustrating signaller's reaction to accurate German shell fire in Ypres area, Belgium, 1917; question of civilian perspective of war in London and reactions to German offensive, 21/3/1918; question of development of strategic bombing of cities; reactions to periods of GB leave including attitude of civilians to soldiers, story illustrating personal morale on active service, question of willingness to return to front; reactions to period of leave during Third Battle of Ypres, 8/1917 including relatives' reactions to Blunden's pessimistic opinions, comparisons of conditions with civilians, contacts with war discussion group in Chelsea, sympathetic discussions with former teacher; review of differing perspectives between soldiers and civilians.