30 Aug 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-06-30 17:57
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Thu, 30 Aug 1945
Fine, E wind.
Many people in Block have tummy trouble.
Rigged enclosure for flag hoisting ceremony.
Staff meeting re booze?
Sunbath on roof.
Admrl Harcourt & Gimson etc arrived by 5pm & flag hoisting ceremony performed. Introduced to Ad. by Willcocks. Speech by Capt. of ‘Maidstone’.
Brandy with Steve.
Walk with G 9-10pm. Rocks W of Prison. ⨳ so sweet but I felt frustrated & a bit sunk.
Plenty of drink in room up to mid-night. Had very little.
((Jones makes a very brief mention of the flag hoisting ceremony, but he was the person who hoisted the flag! Here's a photo of the ceremony, courtesy of his daughter Rae. It shows him facing the flag, ready to hoist it up:
