14 Sep 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-09-05 15:08
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Thu, 14 Sep 1944
Finished 2am. Too dirty to turn in so lay down on the roof till 6.30am bath time. Turned to again down on the pier & finished off the rice transport job at 2pm. Burnt to the devil & sore as hell where the rice sacks have rubbed my back & arms when carrying.
2 parcels each issued & each one contained:
- 1lb Butter,
- 5oz Chocolate
- Cow & Bell Pwdrd milk
- 1lb. Jam or Marmalade 1lb.
- Corned Beef 12oz.
- Tea 4oz or Coffee 6oz.
- Toilet Soap 2oz.
- Pilot biscuits 1lb.
- Cheese 4oz.
- Luncheon meat 10 ½oz.
- Prunes 7oz.
- Raisins 7oz.
- Sugar 8oz.
- Sardines 3 3/4 oz.
- Salmon 8oz.
- Salt & Pepper 1oz.
& very welcome they were too, everyone much happier.
With Steve pm. He is sore & tired too.
Allies battering away at 2 points on Siegfried Line & have entered 5 mls into Germany 11th.
