Peter Kidner's War Diaries

Peter Kidner received his commission into the Royal Engineers on 4th July 1939, aged 19. He kept a diary throughout the war, and also managed, with official permission, to take a few photographs along the way.

I have divided the diaries into chapters:

  1. Outbreak, September 1939 - April 1940
  2. With the British Expeditionary Force, May 1940
  3. Home Defence, June 1940 - August 1942
  4. North Africa, November 1942 - July 1943
  5. Sicily, August 1943 - September 1943
  6. Italy, September 1943 - March 1944
  7. Back to Algiers, April 1944 - July 1944
  8. Caserta, July 1944 - November 1944
  9. 255 Field Company R.E., November 1944 - June 1945

Peter Kidner in 1942
Peter Kidner in 1942 before embarking for North Africa

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Last updated on 12th March 2017