23 Dec 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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Thu, 23 Dec 1943
Fine, warm, an English Summer day.
3ozs. Corned beef & Y15 issued.
Stool for Hacketts son. Mrs. H ((Mrs Hackett?)) to write to Marj when able. ((Barbara Anslow: the stool was probably made for the elder Hackett boy Kevin. The younger boy Conner was born in camp.))
Kids had Xmas party in Hall below.
Walk with Steve pm.
Listened to carols for a while.
Story re card having been received by Norw. indicating Germany’s near collapse? Failure of electric current due to cut out from main supply to prevent radios working & listening to Chung King broadcast re Germany’s collapse?
