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1 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Lovely day.

Cookhouse, beef.

((G.))

5 pkts cigs issued.

((G.))

Walk with Bonnie & Steve.

Drafting out my 200 word letter.

((G.))
2 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Quiet day reading & sunbathing on the roof.

Beach opened by Hatori.

Walk with Steve pm.

Fell asleep on roof this afternoon & got rather more burnt that I intended.
3 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine but cloudy. Went for swim AM. Bonnie couldn’t go because of blisters from yesterday’s sunburn.

((G))

Ruhr bombed, Tunis captured, 165,000 Japs cracked up in Burma. Chilian & US repatriation report in paper leads us to much conjecture.
4 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

St Georges Day & a lovely day too.

Swam pm

((G))

Walk with Steve pm.

St George’s Concert held in St Stephen’s Hall and very good too according to report. [Orthodox Church early May?]
5 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine day.

Cookhouse. Fish.

((G))

Boxing pm. Very good too. Saw Steve after.

Dutch notified that allowance has been stopped by Tokyo.

Rumour that 6 ships on way for our repatriation.

Hosp people (18) to come in & occupy “D” bungalow. ((These were people coming in to camp from St. Pauls / "The French Hospital". See 7th May for details.))

Japs lost 13 from 21 planes over Canton.
6 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine. New Moon.

((G))

Watched softball with Steve pm.

Brown harm [?] shop.
7 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine.

People from French Hosp arrived 2 PM.

Drs Selwyn-Clark & Burgie/Bungie [?] detained in town in connection with money swindle?

((G))

Boxing pm.

((G))
8 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine & hot.

((G))

Walk with Steve pm.

Blackout ordered.
9 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine.

Cookhouse.

Fish.

((G))

Majima to Tokyo. ((Probably Meijima))

Tunisian Camp’n over except for mopping up.

Walk with Steve pm.

((G))

Blackout until further orders.
10 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Swim am with Bonnie.

((G))
11 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine.

Swim. pm.

Very quiet day.

Walk with Steve pm.

Hosp visit hours now 2.30 to 4pm
12 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine, cloudy, hot.

To beach am with B & E. ((Probably Bonnie & Eve - not sure who Eve was))

((G))

Softball with Steve pm. Coffee.

Black-out cancelled.
13 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine, cloudy.

Cookhouse.

Mutton.

((G))

Walk with Steve pm til 8pm.
14 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

To beach with Bonnie am.

((G))

Softball with Steve pm.

Hot & humid.
15 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine, hot.

Took Bonnie to beach am.

((G))

To concert with Steve pm.
16 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine. Hot.

With Bonnie on beach am.

Swim pm.

((G))

Steve on music.
17 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine, hot.

Cookhouse.

Mutton.

((G))

Softball with Steve

Norwegian National Day.
18 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Rained off roof 5.30am. Showery all day.

To beach am.

((G))

Steve to rehearsal.

Attu Island captured. Bocca Tigris raided twice.

((G))
19 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Beach not opened today. Windy & wet.

((G))

Italy asked re separate peace & King V. Emm. abdicated. Aerial demonstration & leaflet raid over Rome.

Five more people arrived from French Hosp.

Full moon.
20 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Wet & windy.

Asked to resign from kitchen. Apparently a series of complaints been made, quiet, “behind the back” ones of course. Don’t give two hoots so let it go.

((G))

Steve playing in “Taming of the Shrew” at St Stephens College.

I sincerely desire something to happen whereby I can settle my mind re G for good & all.

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