Recording

British officer served with 11th Bn Royal Sussex Regt, 116th Bde, 39th Div on Western Front, 3/1916-3/1918

REEL 1 Recollections of operations as officer with 11th Bn Royal Sussex Regt, 116th Bde, 39th Div on Western Front, 3/1916-3/1918: personal morale; story illustrating signaller's reaction to accurate German shell fire in Ypres Salient, Belgium, 1917; question of civilian perspective of war in London and reactions to German offensive, 21/3/1918; question of development of policy of strategic bombing of cities; reaction to leave in GB including attitude of civilians towards soldiers; story illustrating personal morale on active service; question of willingness to return to front; period of leave during Third Battle of Ypres, 8/1917 including relatives' reactions to his pessimistic opinions, comparisons of conditions with civilians, contact with war discussion group in Chelsea and sympathetic discussion with former teacher; review of differing perspectives between soldiers and civilians.