Diary of A1 [Harrisson], 16 Oct 1945 to 31 Jan 1946 - Part 1

Fair/Dull

DIARY III LABUAN

OCTOBER 16 1945. TUES

On this day SRD officially
had all Section out of B. All 
Ages & balance Semut out.  Only ST 
still in shit. Paul cut off by 
Japs L. Beluyo. I now have to go 
back & cope.

Personnel: 

McBaitren   ) 

                   ) BAWANG

Sgt Bennett) 

[*xSouthwells

Brian

Morecambe*]

Lt Leckie → to Borneo

Lt Robertson) 

                     ) LAWAS

Sgt  Bull        ) 

Sgt Long        )  ULU TRUSAN

Sgt Dawson   )  → LAWAS

Lt [[Wesley?]])

WO Hull        ) prob.

WO Cusack  ) MALINAU [?]]

Lt Blundell    ) →Tarakan

2S x

Wrote up. S.I a/cs (87,000 $) 
& rifle returns.

Lt W Leach re Bones appointment.
NE Monsoon last 2 days.

Fine/Fair/Fair

Oct. 17. Wed. LABUAN
Met Donald Macloed - ! Banks  gone
Col Loss BB CAU clear my plans- The 
TK mg to G2 (Admin) 50 CAU, after 
short period 9 Div War career:
(1) Carling MO  (6) [[R?]] Pre[[?]] written (Ve

(2) Attach MOI (H.I) (7) Pre[[?]] RAC (P.Ced)

(3)      "   NID [[(Spcl ?)?]] (8) RMC (Recce) ([[Cedel?]])

(4) GSC (Priv) (: L/Am) (9) 161 [[Recd Regt & Its/2pc?]]

(5) KRCC (IMTB/(Rifle) (10) MOT (SP) (G3)

(11) TRD (G3)

(12) CaB. G  Focs (S. Reps?]])

(13) Attach. 9 Div Saper [[?]]  Div HQ, detached BBatn

(14) (G2) 50 CAV. Detach. MURUT.

Oct 18 Thurs LAWAS MURUT

___ Order from BBC AU re Interim 
left Malinau 1415. Arr.Lawas 1830

Met Cap & Webb, BILLAU (new)

Lt [[Pinkert?]], ling (W/O!!)

Dawson & I Kellrun St [[Maif?]]

Britt. [[Lt. A Singh Gurk. Ind?]]

Leaflet Oct 7 Oct 19. FRI. LAWAS

Mjr Blow, Lt Thomas, Sgt Nibb left for P.[[Kru?]]

[[?]].) Sentry and liaison with Webb. 

& pay offs.

Oct 20. Sat. KALING  Fine/Fair/Wet

Left Lawas in/launch xxx 1300

Arr P Kerus Lo 1430

Arr R Kaling (Australian) 1600

Sun Oct 21 PA BRAYON Rain/fair/rain [*SOLID wet weather all day*]

Left Kaling 0530                    } Solid

Arr R. [[Lyabion?]] 0945        } wet

                                               } weather

Arr Pa Tengon 1330               } all

Arr. Pa Brayon 1715. (floods, } day 

Met Blue, Trinity, Dibbs

Oct 22. Monday PA BRAYON Rain/Rain/

Dibbs, [[Jeta?]] Smythe, Mulei, ahead to rice & [[?]]

CT Muda. Act/admin & org. Bt'n briefs,
1) 2. [[?]] W/T (contacted [[Labian, - Lawas, Bowry?]])

addressed area. [[?]]  all notes delivered
Who [[?]] rising again. SAPI from Pigh.

BARVAGUNG PA MERARAP

Oct 23. Tues Fine/Dull/Fair

[[Sylanmight ?? pool?]] re Japs coming up [[Tuisan?]]

Bawang panic, [[every night?]]

Lt [[?]], left [[Pa?]]

1000 with '20 soldiers etc. Left [[?]]

Phone [[?]] 1500 disp's

[[Arr. Pa Meroiniap?]] 1330

[[?]]

Boomerang

over to Jap [[?]] Blawut

Oct 24 Wed  LONG BELUYUH

Left 0730

1200 Met Mills Pa [[?]] (Fine/Dull + Cloudy/Fine + cloudy

(deserted inc C T Ruda). [[?]]

News Japs left [[Beling?]]

1130 L Semutoc [[?Hating?]]

Place deserted. Went out 
1800 L Bleyo - deserted Japs all 
gone. POW c60 soldiers

OCT 25 Thurs

Dull/wet/wet

L BELUYUH

Chaotic [[hard all day.?]]  for in all

xxxx village L Bebyth & Semudoc areas 
for mile 608 - 2 weeks, safe, [[fowls, punt?]] - 
[[Minda?]] on & helped. Rex sited art rooms 
63 rifles  11 carbines 4 Owens 2 Austery + 
2 hand grendades.

Village L [[Kamalung?]] - note from Japs to [[?]] & note 
by [[regale?]] to Japs wantng to be pals!! Tied 
up 8. Later let go, after warning all (of 
pool left in villages). Mule heading 
[[?]] , by 1400 going back in village 
Tide of goodwill turned. I hope. No news 
from Dibbs on Labuan or Bawang!

OCT 26 Fri  L BAWANG (Rain, overcast/o/cast/dry

Rex, Seth, & 21 soldiers to Bt Pa Pala. Negative 
note from Dick - but ammmo ^on to [[U?] (finally)
Prepared Memo. Whole shocking story. 
Captured 2 starving Javanese

Secure the area  to Oct 21

[[Pa Kalaten?]] & near here. 1

Shot at [[Parns?]] house  -x 3 ?

Died, sick at P. Lo - 3

Sht by Sudery & co - 7

Gon bush, L [[Bebuyoh?]] - 2

Bd at Paru s house - 1

? Lumbang Trade -

20 sick dying (Javanese)

Caught 27/10 - (2) JAVANESE

Caught JPapola 27/10 - 1 (Jap)

Dd. on track K Papala 26/10 - 3

Shot at [[?]] - 15

Copy of above - of 578

Japs left Lali only 1

352 (Japan) reached

[[Pabalalen?]] Oct 29.

X

+ 11 killed [[Wstern Pensiang?]]

[[?]] 24

OCT 27 L BELUYUH

Ocast/Fair/Fine

Sig says [[written?]] 9 Div now 
BCAV will payoff Jap food. [[I? rifle!?]]

[[ ?& Palogong]] & Bunut  5- (12) left for 
Ruen a dong, where 20 (½ sick) Japs reported 
Pig & fruit & rice to Rex & Cuson & 126- 
now have 450 forward from this side 
CC6 "9 DIV ADVISE THEY WIL NOT 
UNDERTAKE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
PURCHASE FOOD JAPANESE PW. NO RPT. 
NO EXPENDITURE CAN BE MADE FROM 
BBCAU FUNDS. ACK." 
My reply (shows [[psych?]] how diff. 
by alt. from 2 [[?]] life) [[How?]] ADIT): 
YOUR LOG ACK BUT NOT UNDERSTAND. IF MEANT 
SERIOUSLY WHICH OF 3 COURSE SHALL I TAKE. 
ONE. DEATH MARCH JAPS TO COAST. TWO. PAY FROM 
MY OWN POCKET. THREE. FORCE NATIVES TO GIVE 
REMAINING FOOD FREE. IN EACH CASE CAN 
YOU ASSURE ME THUS. ONE IF ONE I SHALL 
NOT BE COURTMARTIALED. IF TWO I SHALL NOT BE 
DECLARED BANKRUPT. IF THREE I SHALL 
NOT HAVE MY HEAD CUT OFF BY INFURIATED 
MURUTS. IF JAPS SURRENDER IT WILL 
TAKE WEEKS TO GET THEM ALL DOWN. 
MUST PASS THROUGH RAVAGED AREAS. 
REPLY IMMEDIATELY PLEASE.

OCT 27 (cont)

1200 Note from Rex, 1 Jap dying captured 
Pa Pala. OK surrender. Dying for country 450 
6. [[?]] 20 Bullets (Japanese say 100). Have 
written last letter to Uncle thanking him for 
past kindness, and to daughters to look after 
uncle. Jo [[?]] he says he is giving his life 
for his country in Borneo. 
1300 Report of firings heard in direction of Sea 
Marang,  [[ Raut, Boligna?]] & party to leave.
1330 Note from Bolang. Japs in Pa K. 
Heavy firing ahead of him at ^1230 1400 & 1500 
Yesterday we slept village outskirts Pa K 
(BALANG SURANG).

1430 Mills arrives. 1600 [[Dicle Dome?]] & Lowndes 
arrive. [[OVG & equip?]] sig is Paul nearly out of 
ammo, & ambushes big [[fwd?]] near [[Bale?]] 
& ready evacuate [[Blaint?]] (dated 25th) I just r'cd 10 sigs. 
1800 WT arrives. Frantic rush to get on air, 
[[to 30 contact. Strict under 9?]] now. But also one other 
[[?]] to BBCAU "fr SRD purpose only"!!

OCT 38 SUNDAY [[PAKALMON?]] Fine/dull/dull

0730 left L Belingoh for Pa Papala. 17 soldiers & 11 porters 
0800 [[Boomerang drigs note L Belingoh?]]. 
1000 Pia Pala Mills sick Jap 

1430 Rex at Pa [[Pala?]]. Japs up road, 
at [[Pana a bai's?]] house. Look fine.

1530 up to 600 X. Send in convoys. 
1615. [[Fugino & Komimu ra?]] surrender. [[?]] 
Singh, Belang, Rex, Back to Pana. [[Hating?]] 
& fight with [[convoy?]]

[*EGRETS XXX } a new fauna [[BLOWIT?]]

H. HARRIER}*]  

OCT 29 MON Fine/fine/dull

0900 Official [[spring?]] of peace

1030 Moved all Jap barang.

Burns arrives

1200 Left from Blowit. Fired on on 
way but [[? Pa Trays?]] & 
var phases of panic.

1830 [[arr Bl, Axis, Aping,?]] command 
[[?]] nearly have 
[[Pariv?]] 
The Seg in - [[?]] yellow green chrome 
padi. Beauty of the open. Decayed arising 
emphasis of WT - so few [[?]]. Pa K paid over [[?]].

OCT 30 TUES Fine/fine/[[Blowit ?]] 

BLOWIT

Tebangong to Borneo re 12 reported 
Japs [[Sindian R?]] 
Inspected hospital & WT. Bennet, 
[[Mills Downes arrives?]]

Rept [[?]] reach [[?]] and est. prison 
camp. [[?]] to meet with 
details. 2 Muruts were filled by Japs 
[[B?]] cleaning with [[our B?]] 
[[?]] ration of best hidden 
& [[?]] - what a mess. 
WT [[?]] Beluyok (& of course [[?]]).

PA [[BAWANG?]]

OCT 31 Wednesday V. Fine/fine/fine

Clance red Rex's bullshit letter on his 
trip up Tuison after Japs. But he's a nice chap. 
Rex getting stuck into Ops. Hard to tell now 
358, inc. 3 died on way from Pallalalan. 
13 Javanese arrived Belammit, seperated 
from Japs. (Garden badly needs them). 
Lectire returned from Pa Bawang. 
Paul, Bryan & Yeta Singh off towards [[Lavas?]]. 
Stop at Pa Bowry [[fr Mallion Besan & Agong?]] 
3 men in from Vlu Seriden where 12 Japs 
have taken over village! 7 days walk. 
Sent 18 messages today. Not a single 
one in. NO WORD from 9 Div ref. surrender. 

[[NBBCAU, Wed.?]]

Trek to Pa Bowray. Inspected Rex's 
excellent camp. 1 Jap committed 
suicide. Now have 338 Japs there, + 1 
Chinese. 15 Javanese here, 2 Japs L [[Bebyo?]]. 
Total = 356.  Jap enemy drunk

We can [[?]] & concert for [[?]].

BLOWIT Fine/showers/fine

NOV 1 THURSDAY

At Pa Bowray. Inspect Japs in [[long hours?]]. Mark 
out PW Camp. Beau[[?]] drops 4 strips 
food at Belauit. 2x more plan.
Return 1600. Only one sig from Div in 4 days - 
& that no more Japs. No [[?]] of wire at all! 
Not a word from BBCAU!! I've sent 40++! 
Headache. Slept heavy. Rex and Mills get me down 
- tin food & "roosters". Fed up with Japs.

BLOWIT Fine/fair/V wet

NOV 2 FRIDAY.

10 Japs [[?]] for spades etc. [[?]] saw 
Rex re requisition medical stores, without notifying 
me, & putting Palong's men onto cotton [[gathering?]]. 
[[Sh St Jun?]] census. ([[Litat of Pa K.?]] fired on 
[[Purl?]] under 19 cartridges to hill 2 [[kerians?]] - 
of 2 x .303!) Stns mess due Bowrang 
Evac. scheme, still extreme. Allens things lost, 
Still no sign of intelligent life BBCAU or 9 DIV. - 
reply to sigs.

2 10 Japs near Bubuyoh, 338 Bauwang. 13 Javanese 
[[Blowit, 2 Bebangoh.?]] 1 Chinese [[Belaint?]] 
Saw 9 Div News Sheet on my "Column of 9 Div", 
supplied from air. [[Firing?]] - Div. think rest 
Japs were heading for [[Turk?]] to escape because 
Kamimura.

Japs [?]] are to operate on [[Pargeran?]] ^bloody[[?]] 
of Pa [[Potola?]] - computate shot up 
arms, ironic.

NOV 3 SAT BLUANT Fir & showers/V.Wet/Wet

Apol. to Rex for nagging. But NO WORD from 
9. Div re paying for food. [[Trole bit twixt?]] teeth. 
Main Axis armed, to sit sun for 1 hr, - & contrive future Plans!

rd. offs in [[?]] John, Chinese [[Dressen. Fruit, Nurse?]]. 
↑⇤Blacksmith refused amputation. Dr. back! 
Corporal to chase up still lost barang. 
Most [[?]] now in - panic, rest theft - casesof panic 
Perm - 1 month for attempted theft shotgun.
Sig from SRD - [[Driche?]] wants examination [[civil?]] 
expense a/cs. Ha ha. What fun I have here.

NOV 4. Sunday. BLOWIT Fine/V Wet/Wet

[[Lawai?]] In from Bares + [[Seiden?]] counts.

Sent Collected 2 Jap  envoys to go with - 
tomorrow.

[[Punn Calong, Tche & Ojuel?]] in from L [[Nantong?]]! 
All sorts of men about most paid off, my God. 
9 Div sig at last - belated [[?]]

NOV 5. Monday PABAWANG Ocast/Dull/Fair

[[Lowas, Salud?]] Jap convoys →Seridan. 
Suffering (stomach) from [[Macanbesan?]] with Dr. China last night 
2 [[Beane/?]] drop Pa Bawang. 9 Div awake. 
[[Malen Besat?]] with airs etc at Pa Bawang. 
Concert PW Camp - Japs, Murmut etc. Success.

NOV 6 Tues. BLOWIT Fine/Some Showers/f.Fine/dry

Mills, Bennet, 250 Japs left. Thank god. 
Lowndes ptomaine poisoning. 
[[G.Along?]] wants job - to go to L[[.Poedj?]] tomorrow 
pay c/t & return.

Muellean in from [[?]] My stores O.K. Cusock - 
only on my way out 10 days ago! Blundell 
Hirst, Wesley at [[Taraben?]] sometime back. 
BBCAU [[?]] 3000 civil food [[Tauson?]], A.I. 
9 Div - 2 Beaufs. c/air. We are there yet? 
Jimmi Manis in ex L Bering - the undischarged debts 
of [[?]] W2 & Co now coming home to roost 

God!
The pleasure of orchids on the table

35 Japs to stay - after carrying 13V. ill. 

Another gunshot wound - shot by a chum!

9 Div polite concurring sig etc. I sent a final 
stinger to J K D ref. Theirs direct to Dick T.

PABAWANG

NOV. 7. WED. Dull/Showery Dull/Fine

Big Black [[Bizzard?]] Single

The mottled ^white grey hen heaven, white rump white 
grey shown rump, persists, + [[loa?]] tingly. 
And the just so extraordinarily SUDDEN since 
Sept, and so wedded to the [[Kentang & Sumacs?]], as 
1) they had always been there (nil since March)

3 Pratincoles, dark uppers, white rump, tail & 
under - on airship (last 3 days)

18v 14 Japs admitted to [[Ban?]] hospital -

[[Paguan?]] improved

Javanese trickling back from Bawrang ^Lawas - Some with [[strs?]] 
from Bawrang. Dibbs & Co taken 9 times against my 
orders. W Morgan towards Berang with warming note.

Over to Pa B to see Rex off. Took some of M5 A groups mail. 

2 Jap girls

NOV 8. THURS. [[BLUWIT?]] Fine/Fine/V Fine

Saw Rex off 0600 with [[?]] Japs [[?]] 14 at 
Bawrang Hosp. (inc. Fujita). Shake hands [[?]]

Matsumaya. [[Gim?]] for Kammimura.

Paid off Bawrang food, [[camp addies?]] [[(bayonets paying)?]]

[[?Baliboe?]] + 30 porter loads missing. 
Shut 4 L Toca air. Wonderful ([[?]] before!)

Raspberry from [[?]] & camera. 
Earned my paranoia.

ASI, &/relay war might really be over round here!!

[[Beaufs dropped PaBaurang?]] - & note here of 
RATIONS SCARE PW - after all gone. Sent it after
Rex by runner

[[T/C Besan of combat in.?]] Pd. [[It next Baliboe.?]]

NOV. 9. FRI. BLAUWIT Fair/Dull O/cast

Sent Oljoel, Ajay, & Javanese & [[?] 
& [[Marimuir?]] to prepare [[Borneo.?]] 
[[Turu & Manis?]] with note to Kiai, Berang. 
Kapole Pa [[Mein?]] ^love sick wife etc, on visit & [[morale?]]

LW Dick left for Pa Barang →Lawas. Closed 
down WT!! Sent 30,000+ sigs. Sent ford to [[?]].
AS 1 Feel here HAD everything. Reaction to past [[mystic?]] 
[[?]] in time. Paranoia v God - accent. by  AS!!! 
But what a relief now, [[?[[ SLOWLY
back across deserted padang, leper house, the 
emptiness of [[?]], one more sad relic
of ex Army camp Ace finally one of the loneliest 
in the world. Fine now the crowded days 
of [[Damson Long DSC?]] & Hardie Paul But [[?]].
Flags & Jap skulls, Cheques, 13245 & Cats; Thinking 
[[?]] notice Malay strip workers, the ever - 
enthusiastic Axis, drop here, & the rest
March past. The lazy guards & endless runners. 
No, now that phase is over - white Borneo. Ive 
sunk now back into the slower, soundless rhythm 
of steam, wind, rain, green. And as if to point 
todays quickening transition, this 'Mein as we 
leave , we have Langs back to declare, in fractional 
Malay her [[sallit?]] for me last [[?]] of the 
White Health! These have been terrific months
for this so seldom seen land. For 230 suns 
the interim as numbered on the axis of 
Harrisson, & [[?]] numerous satellite bodies, in 
an even hum of heavy pressure. Never,

Will it leave a vacuum.....
[[?]] ...[[?]] on future post . . . esp [[Dutch?]]

NOV. 10. Sat. BELAWIT Dull/Rain/Fine

Shit AS! Annoying a day without W/T. 
Shifted all Cx WT [[Sulap. Front - Parts?]]

1 Jap died ,beri beri & exhaustion etc
12 [[?]] Fujita left alive. News 'suicide with Rex.
[[Matonbesay?]] with singing till 11.0. Drink gin. 

or A.S.I.

NOV 11. Sun. BELAWIT Fine/Showers/Fine-o/cast

Rex Blow address: C/o A. M. BLOW.

TOORAK RD

HAMILTON

BRISBANE

____

L.J. Loeckie

C/o Central Police Station

Dunedin

N.Z.

____

Lt. P. Westley

Box 11. Berbi. Berri. S.A.

Lt R. Robertson. 40 Armstrong St. Ashfield. Sydney

x

[[Demobbed?]] 110 [[Blaint?]] soldiers.

NOV 12 Monday BLOWIT Fine/Fine/Wet Fine

Frank Leckie, [[JuJu,Ivan & Tihe?]] off to 
Berang.

x

Rex reporting good progress, & drops.

NOV 13. Teusday BLOWIT V fine/cold showery

Alexander B Slang; 22 Corks & 7 Javanese to 
[[Balle + Guru Riong.?]]

[[Cusory, Bolang, Sudey, Muslian?]] to Bali live on 
farewell tour - [no - delayed till tomorrow)

Lowdes toward Oawas - 4 porters; No: [[seen jot 
Avery.?]] Porters headed for Bares! Headed off 
too late!! Cert. is [[power?]] & peace ineff. now

NOV.14.Wed PATRAM Fine/fine/Fair

Sent orders off - at last - And Doc. 
left with 20 porters + [[?]]. An [[?]] 
- easy new week.

Beauf. dropped 4 ships Jap food - [[?]] 
from Vu N, Delightful to be in Kalel. 
[[hs?]] again. But sad to hear T Buler dead

NOV 15 Thursday LUMUR Fair/Fine/xxFair

Went to see TB's grave, with Angry Rajah. 
Sad. [[Ba?]] I met son, distress. Doc did 
not arrive - ? floods [[Lembdoct?]] 
[[?]] White has [[become?]]. And what near 
PERSINALITY being back with K. 
DRUNK as [[friend?]] x 2. 1 [[?]] first. [[LADAMCLOP?]]

[[T Bu?]]

NOV. 16. Fri. BAREO V Fine/Fine/Wet

Horrible night of [[work?]] & is [[nery sh?]]. 
Mrs [[Brigh?]]. [[Dean Lavain?]] lovely Camp [[Convoy?]].

No [[?]] - no respect.

[[BTELY?]] Fine/V Fine/Very O/cst(over islands)

NOV. 17. Sat.

Got back to Noboon + Mrs.

L. Lelang in in p.m. A note. [[Drunk?]] 
3 [[?]]. [[?]] emergency [[?]].Javanese. 
Botany mobs 1 with 10 [[?]] - if 
[[? ??Pong!?]] I started it?

Wonderful relief if NOW HURRY

NOV. 18. Sun. BAREO V Fine/V fine showery/Showery

B [[?]] to Kurtman + Ujong. 
Oh fool, note from Adbry, And my in a [[?]] 
in-laws claim this due! 
Awake in p.m. Slept nearly all day. Wrote a 
Little - ]]Cousins?]] & co

NOV. 19. MON. BAREO O.cast & showers/Rain/Rain 5 days

Pig present from Lamani's mate. [[?]] long tail monkey & 
pig shot in jungle. Wrote some of book. Cf. sober. 
Old ba pa from Pa Mein burned up. 
Drunk in [[Ping Lo?]] - slept there

NOV 20. BAREO

NOV 20 TEUS PATRAP o/cast/wet/wet

Army [[Mang, Agon Raja, Lowai, Blayo, Long Imat?]]. 
All drunk.

NOV 21. WED PATRAP.?/?/?

As Nov 30. Muda arr. [[Blaiet?]]

NOV 22 THURS PATRAP Fair/Wet/^VWet Showers

As above. Sapi, etc. Meat & brake diet.

NOV 23 FRI BAREO Fine/Fine/Wet

Return. Hard going. On - [[Penyhulu?]] Mick, Batung
[[Trang, Graint, Kubaan & Beburyo?]]. 15 Japs.

NOV 24. SAT. BAREO Dull/Fair/Fair

Compound of whole area - as far as [[Vlu Bai?]], 
Sheridan & Tutoh. Dealt with fort. att & help, 
trades, trade, food result Japs, health, break 
excess, padi intensity, rifles, my kooboo & 
constant death [[Jama Bulow?]] (made [[Leuy Imat?]] 
K.K of Pa Umur), made Penjh[[?]] of northern 
K. plateau Tatum Qvan of Pa Mein

NOV 25 Sun.  Borneo. O/caste & showers/Fine/V Fine

Confirmation of above

[[Malbeen besan - very safe 
all build [[dap?]]

NOV 26. MON. Borneo

Dull^Rain  v windy/O/caste/Wet

Rice computations. All build improve properly 
[[Census Senidan?]] - [[?]] it 
Really solid days work - & incl injured 
Kooloos

NOV 27. TEUS PA TRAP V.fine/Fine to wet/

Farewell compound chiefs [[re rice help?]] Diffic 
of no and [[?]] - Riang only ½, hv no idea
of system.

[[San Bongan, sawak v.g & give tea to Lana?]] 
a waste in Kooloo [[help track?]]. [[She store towel hosted minute?]]

Left 1300. arr. P Trap 1730, with very wet [[?]] 
[[beg on Rajah & hatail?]].

Note from G Maris, 20 porters arrived at Beleuit

NOV 28. Wed Belewit. Fine/Fair & heavy showers/Showery

Left Pa T. 0730. Arr Belewit 1400.

Shot 3 pigeons & got 1 back
Nice to be back at Belewit. Huge meal.

NOV 29. Thurs BELAWIT Dull/O/caste Wet Showers

Busy day at [[Bl?]]. [[?]] Jap 
well organised. Doctors report & assistants 
[[amusement?]]. Bulong to Kerang & [[?]] back to 
Belawit. Endless JRD debts. Comfort 
Pa Kalalan rifles. [[Long Beby & Belbranyan?]] 
[[Kapaley ref. padi?]] - a malay die! [[Payback?]] 
Itaking. [[?]] of shotguns - days business 
449 $! [[String?]] in from Lawas (same). 
Camp [[?]] Javanese ne P Mein. Axis re Paul & Mein 
End up with sore throat.

NOV. 30 Fri. N YAGUNG Fine/Showers/

Minda to Pa Burang re rice + 15 Japs (10 left to  hosp. inc Ujitan) 
[[?]] & 4 [[?]] to Pa Trap. 

Self, [[Kapary, Vran,?]] 4 porters to [[Layajay?]] left 
0800 Pa Burang 1200. Hill top 1330. [[Pa Melade?]] 
1430. Long Melade ([[?]]) 1530. [[Wyagung?]] 
1700 all at padi.

Dec. 1. Sat  Long [[SIMAYAM?]] Fine/light showers

Left [[Wyagung?]] 0645. [[Palieumber?]] 
0845 ([[forst track?]]. L Burang 1000 
BoBol Pass 1230. L Sepayang 1400. 
[[Bend rec Singuin, Paul, Cressy?]] 
& Lo, A Bulong, band music, lovely 
swims.

[[?]] 4 [[hrs?]] been left here.

Dec 2. Sun. (L Sipayong) Fine + Dull/Fair/Wet

Rest. Music. Studies progress - 
Went to church - 2hrs. 3 mos killed.

Rested - & ate much too much.

Dec 3. Monday (LEPO KADTING) V fine/fine/fair

0700 left LS (bar) 
0815 K. [[Inelehut?]]. 0900 Pa [[Kalayo?]

1130 [[Nanmi-Falolo Phi?]]

1130 1235 [[Indollulolulo?]]

1400 Left heading. Head hills, but
going fair, weather good (See Book for course)
Dec 4 Tuesday. (L BERANG) Fine/Wet

0520 left Lego Kading. Up again to cross, SE 
0630 Laga Pratn flat. [[Pronia Selan?]] at 340. R Sulet

360 [[be?]]

0730 Ruan Sulit. Been going NE since 0700 
Now turn ENE

8.30 Down an along ridge E, good. [[falting?]] steadily 
will up & [[?]] to minor [[feat?]] 
FORG BELABAN. New ENE. [[Silai reils?]] 
under on left, Sulit Mein [[ours to?]]

lieisyan S.?