16 Nov 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

16 Nov 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Thu, 16 Nov 1944

Raid early am despite low cloud & rain. Fine, cloudy.

[L.a.?] Lorry with wood 2pm.

Coffee with Steve noon.

US 3rd Army making more headway. “Von Tripitz” sunk  of [sic] N. coast Norway by 29 Lancaster bombers ((Operation Catechism, on 12 Nov 1944)).

Water on all day.

Finished partition wall.

Alarm 10pm but nothing happened.