
Bickersteth Diaries
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- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction by John Terraine
- Foreword by Donald Coggan
- Prologue
- VOLUME I JULY 1914 - FEBRUARY 1915
- The outbreak of war - Burgon and Ralph join up - Julian is kept informed of affairs at home and describes Australia's growing commitment to the war-an accident to Burgon delays his posting to France - the Germans shell Scarborough.
- VOLUME II FEBRUARY - JULY 1915
- Burgan joins the 1st Royal Dragoons in France - the Dardanelles fiasco hits Melbourne hard - Ralph is taken seriously ill in the trenches and sent home - Burgon starts his machine-gun course.
- VOLUME III JULY 1915 - FEBRUARY 1916
- Death of Rupert Brooke - Burgon in Ypres
- explores the Front Line - Julian released from his Chaplaincy in Melbourne to return home and serve as a chaplain in France - Burgan's first action in the trenches in the infantry role - Julian and Morris meet on the Suez Canal - Julian arrives in England.
- VOLUME IV FEBRUARY - JULY 1916
- Julian reaches France and starts chaplaincy duties with The Rangers and London Rifle Brigade - diarist's husband awarded TD and made a Chaplain to the King - Morris's battalion in Flanders - Julian's full Easter Day and attendance at a Chaplains' Conference - he goes twice to see Morris on the eve of the Somme offensive - the three brothers meet - Morris is killed on I July - Julian's exhausting battle - Ralph is married - Burgan, still inactive, has his first flight in an aeroplane.
- VOLUME V AUGUST 1916 - FEBRUARY 1917
- Burgon's machine-guns in action - Julian's prolonged battle and field ministry - the brothers meet in the mud - diarist's husband invited to be Canon of Canterbury - Burgon's doubts about the war - julian's confirmation service.
- VOLUME VI MARCH - JULY 1917
- The Russian Revolution - unsuccessful gas attack (Burgon) - Easter battles (julian)
- he uses German prisoners to help with the wounded - Burgon in action with his machine-gun section - Zeppelin raids at home - Julian mentioned in dispatches
- shares in sports day and attends a chaplains' retreat - Burgon's costly trench raid - julian's night with a condemned manthe brothers meet again - Julian promoted Senior Chaplain 56th (London) Division.
- VOLUME VII JULY 1917 - FEBRUARY 1918
- Julian in hospital with trench fever - four days intense fighting (julian) - he visits Talbot House - Burgon, bored by inaction, philosophizes on Church and Nation - he begins a history of the 6th Cavalry Brigade - Julian witnesses another execution - Burgon appointed Brigade Intelligence Officer - Julian awarded the MC.
- VOLUME VIII FEBRUARY - JULY 1918
- Julian on leave - Burgon learns his new job - Ludendorffs March offensivethe Royals in action as cavalry
- Burgon gallops his messages - Julian also in the thick of the fighting - the brothers meet again, longing for the war to end - birth of Julian's god-daughter - Burgon in hospital
- flies again.
- VOLUME IX AUGUST - NOVEMBER 1918
- The Germans in retreat - Burgon's horses killed and his servant wounded - another Confirmation - Burgon on leave - Julian buries seventy men - Geoffrey married - Ralph invalided out of the Army - Burgon distinguishes himself during ten days' battle and wins the MC
- then enjoys luxurious leave in Paris - the advance continues - abdication of the Kaiser and the Armistice is announced - jubilation in London and Canterbury - Burgon describes the Cease Fire.
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Another Diary
- Notes
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