8 Jun 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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Thu, 8 Jun 1944
Showery, hot.
Ground rice for bread.
2nd. Front opened between Cherbourg & Le Havre with attacks on Channel Islands early am 6th. Ann. of Dunkirk. Badoglio resigns in favour of Prince Umberto who instructed him to form a cabinet. (Prince U. seems to be destined for the throne) Everyone very happy at the news. Jap. paper rubs it in about our losses as usual.
Sang in concert tonight, all the old stuff. Went OK too. Japs hung around to see if we made any 2nd.Front celebrations in the hall.
Japs becoming testy, touchy & petty. People being taken up to H.Qs on the least pretext.
