16 Oct 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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Mon, 16 Oct 1944
Fine, warm. NE wind.
Cookhouse construction & woodchopping.
Heavy raid on HK by about 30 or 40 big bombers - & fighter escort – at 4pm. A.A. fire useless & no apparent air opposition. All clear at 5.15pm.
Didn’t see Steve because everything was late.
No papers.
Rice being shifted to godowns all day. 2000 bags in by midn’t.