Thomas Graham’s Diary – 9 & 10th November 1939
Thomas begins his next entry with some breaking international news. He reports ‘It appears an attempt was made last night to assassinate Hitler…a considerable number of Black Guards appear to […]
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Thomas Graham’s Diary – 28-29th October 1939
As wear near the end of October, Thomas responds to the comments published by the Imperial Policy Group. The Imperial Policy Group were a group of Conservative MP’s and the […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 21st September 1939
Thomas begins this entry by writing that Neville Chamberlain gave a somber speech regarding events in Czechoslovakia and Poland. Hitler had not given any reference to the dead men and […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 20th September 1939
As we move through September, Thomas is not impressed with Hitler’s latest speech. He remarks that the speech in Danzig was the ‘kind of speech an inky schoolboy might have […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 15th September 1939
In this diary entry, Thomas warns of the dangers of aerial warfare and the threat it will pose to residents of villages throughout the country. Thomas begins by acknowledging that […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 8th & 9th September 1939
When Neville Chamberlain declared war with Germany on 3rd September 1939, Britain had been preparing for the largest migration of people the county had ever seen. In Scotland, it was […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 5th & 6th September 1939
Continuing from his previous diary entry, Thomas starts to describe how A.R.P and billeting are being implemented at Rednock House. We already know from previous entries that Thomas is unhappy […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 4th September 1939
The day after war has been officially been declared by Britain, Thomas responds to the news that the passenger liner ‘Athenia’ had been suck by a German U-boat. The S.S […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 24th August 1939
It must be remembered that as we edge closer to war, Thomas had already seen his share of conflict. He joined the King’s Liverpool Regiment as a Second Lieutenant on […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 23rd August 1939
On 23rd August 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The contract essentially meant that neither Germany or the Soviet Union […]