15 Dec 1942 to 12 Feb 1943, The Diary of Mrs Grace Smith
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Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Fri, 2021-09-17 00:39
Date(s) of events described:
Tue, 15 Dec 1942 to Fri, 12 Feb 1943
[Left page] A Long Lapse:
12th Feb 1943
Long lapse since I last wrote. Went into hospital 10 days before Xmas. Came out 14th Jan.
Another bad dose of dysentery which left me very weak. Food very scarce and I am always
hungry. Continually…
[Right page] …dreaming about cold ham. Red Cross allowing us ¥20 a month. Have received ¥15
other ¥5 still to come. Prices in canteen exorbitant:
¼ margarine ¥2.40
Sugar ½ lb ¥1.05
Jam 12 oz ¥1.70
Money does not go far.