Death - James Owens (44)
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Outdoor a.m. roll-call
"36% of Germany occupied"
"Russians fighting in suburbs of Berlin"
"Russians pouring in Unter den Linden"
Face slapping (Gray, Van der Lely, Seymour) ((Possibly Eve Gray, not sure which of the Van der Lely family, or Seymours this referred to.))
(Formosans & black marketers)
(Bulletin)
Permanent blackout reminder (cigs to be lit circumspectly)
News of execution of Mussolini
((Following text undated:)) Lt. Kadowaki successor to Lt. Hara.
Death Norman Charles Barber (46))
Heard letter rec’d by Bellamy from Lincoln (Massey Rd) in which film “Desert Victory” (Montgomery’s success in Libya) is described.
Outdoor a.m. roll-call
Wt 131 lbs.
Bathing beach opened
News of death of Hitler - Goebbels suicide - Ribbentrop replaced
“(Jubilation) The war in Europe may now be definitely said to be over.”
Rose (thanksgiving for peace in West) / Alton
(p.m. service in block 2)
Communal garden produce to be included in rations. Sale of articles in HK through I.R.C. stopped “for time being.”
