Contents

Preface

Dad's Diary - Book One

1915

Dad's Diary - Book Two

Dad's Diary - Book Three

Dad's - Diary Book Four

1917

1918

Dad's Diary Book Five

1919

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

APPENDIX C

The verse on the title page is in the diary for August 9^th 1916 (Polls Birthday) Composer unknown.

The diary is written in 5 note books. One book for each period between leaves in England.
Each book was written in pencil, each page closely covered on both sides.
This transcript of The Diary was copied out word for word by his son Richard John Roads.