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Seems there is not a lot of interest from the people of Stafford to this soldiers diaries in the great war from Stafford. I will respect that, so this is my last entry on the subject. 8/8/16 Pleasant sunny morning. Day passed without much incident worth recording. Heard however that...

A post by a friend on Facebook who is trying to save Fenton Hall and the War memorial, this can not be allowed to be distroyed out of respect for the brave men who died fighting for our country. The MoJ are intent on selling the building as quickly as possible now, especially in this centenary...

2/8/16 Still exceedingly hot. Spent the day in the usual manner. Half work, and half study, often when I should be resting and in fact while others are sleeping, am worrying people round the village and hoping to pick up one or two new words and think I am fairly successful on the whole...

31/7/16 Another stifling hot day. It simply gets hotter each day. On duty 8.30 am until 1 pm also on fatigues at 2 pm together with three others. Our work was to load a lorry with heavy logs of wood, and afterwards to distribute same to a number of places for cooking purposes. It was...

28/7/16 Sunny warm morning. On duty 8.30 am until 1 pm. Spent afternoon worrying different people with my efforts to learn French. It has been extremely hot all day and at 9 pm when I resumed duty again was feeling very fagged out. Perhaps it would do more good to have more rest, but I am...

https://www.facebook.com/Stapleton.Eachus.War.Diaries also updated picture for Staffordshire in the Great War

I have started a Facebook group dedicated to Staffordians in the great war, If you have any photos or stories, please feel free to post them. The group can be found here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1420262318221493/ Thanks Jon

A picture of the North Staffordshire Regiment after they saved a bridge that the germans wanted gone. Battle_of_St._Quentin_Canal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_St._Quentin_Canal

Stafford council need to invest in a 3d printer, they could then make pot hole fillers at a fraction of the cost

Victims Of The Riddle

all the early stuff, got me hooked, saw her again at raynolds many years later after she was famous, knew a bouncer so got all my albums signed lol

Just found this - Was at her gig at Staffs Poly before she made it big time, was anybody else on here there?

These Diaries are updated daily on Facebook, to get a notification of updates just like the page. The First World War Diaries of Stapleton Tench Eachus 4/7/16 Dull morning. Received letters from my Aunt and Will, was much impressed by contents of letter from my Aunt, she wishes me to visit...

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