Diary Kept by Rifleman B. C. Stubbs of the Second Draft Sent to the Queen Victoria Rifles in France

A young soldier's wartime diary records enlistment through training, sea and rail transport, and arrival at the Western Front, offering a day-by-day account of marches, inspections, billets, and brief entertainments. It details trench routines and the persistent hardships of mud, cold, scarce water, and filth, alongside camaraderie, letters, and small comforts. Entries recount frontline engagements, artillery barrages and constant strain, culminating in a severe head wound that leads to hospitalisation and death. The narrative blends practical, immediate detail with reflective observations on duty, sacrifice and the everyday measures that sustained men under fire.