Rifleman Stubb’s Diary

By Rifleman Bernard Castle Stubbs

The short, but poignant and action-filled diary of a South African fighting in the British Army in 1915 during the First World War.
Bernard Castle Stubbs was a bright and well-liked employee of the Union-Castle Line, enjoying his peacetime career at their head offices at Fenchurch Street in London. Although a South African by birth, he had spent most of his schooldays in England, he joined the 9th Battalion London Regiment, better known as Queen Victoria’s Rifles, when the First World War broke out. He was involved in the heavy brutal fighting around Hill 60 in the Ypres Salient on the night of 20-21 April 1915 during which Lieutenant Geoffrey Woolley of the Rifles won the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery. The Author’s luck would not hold long under the constant bloodshed of the frontlines and on the 22nd June 1915 he was mortally wounded by German shellfire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lucknow Books
• Release date: Aug 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781782894865

Rifleman Bernard Castle Stubbs

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Text originally published in 1916 under the same title.

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Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

DIARY KEPT BY RIFLEMAN B. C. STUBBS

OF THE SECOND DRAFT SENT TO THE QUEEN VICTORIA RIFLES IN FRANCE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

INTRODUCTION 5

DIARY KEPT BY RIFLEMAN B. C. STUBBS 6

FEBRUARY 1915 6

MARCH 1915 9

APRIL 1915 13

MAY 1915 17

JUNE 1915 19

EPILOGUE 20

LETTER OF CONDOLENCE 21

POSTSCRIPT 22

REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 23

INTRODUCTION

Dulce et Decorum Est

MR. B. C. STUBBS

ONCE again the shadow has fallen darkly on all associated with the Union-Castle Line, both in the City of London and at sea. Another young member of the Company’s staff at the Fenchurch Street offices, Mr. Bernard Castle Stubbs, who joined the Queen Victoria’s