Walter Culliford was the editor of Seed Thoughts and later of The Bible League Quarterly. Recently his daughter Violet sent her father’s war diary to EN — a document that chronicles his experiences as a soldier in the First World War from 1915-1919. He served three years overseas in France, Greece, Egypt, and Palestine.
After recording the general movements and experiences of his life with the army, he goes on to specifically deal with the spiritual and religious aspects of this difficult time.
It is clear that he as he looked back, he saw God at work sustaining him and providing for him, both physically and spiritually. Amazingly, although he ‘went over the top’ 13 times, he was never wounded and never spent a day in hospital. ‘Truly “the everlasting God was my refuge (my home) and underneath were the everlasting arms”’.
