Diary of Wing Commander Edward Lloyd Fleming, January 1944- January 1945 - Part 8

MAY, 1944

EIGHTEEN

Monday 8

[*After*] I got up & shaved & went to breakfast &

then I went on a forced south march

of about 8 miles. It was jolly good 

fun & we called first at the Beehive Inn

then to Seaton Hall and then to Hollywell

Deal where we had lunch. Afte r lunch

we watched a bit of fun with a RAF

truck and then had a bit of a game with

the flight in attack. We were defending

a hill & I think were successful. We

marched hard from Hartly and I 

had a swim & a hot shower then went
to tea. After tea we collected mail at
Prudhoe & I learnt that Lorna is married,
Syb is to be in June & David & Audrey got
their exams. Aunty Lorna has a new son!
I wrote to Mrs Morris, Dorlla Lancaster,
Pat Granwell & home. Then I had a
wash & hit the hay. The obelisks in
the fields near Seaton Hall is in 
memory of some miners who were
killed & the whole ground belongs to the
Duke of Northumberland. 

MAY, 1944

Tuesday 9

We had breakfast and then had a lecture in

the St Pauls Hall. We got a pep talk from

F/L [[Westering?]] then went out to the assault

course where we had a lecture on pistols

then went over the course. It was fairly strange

& they fired blanks & thunder flashes etc. Then
[[?]] dinner & we spent part of the afternoon
out there too cleaning grenades this time. We
changed & went to a [[?]] in the Priory (gregson)
but it was a glorified bludge. I stay at
the [[?]] for a while & then went to tea. I
sent a cable to Mum for Sunday today.
After tea I wrote a couple of letters one to
the [[lady?]] then we went along to dancing
hall. There were these girls there Pat
Wade & Janson - & [[?]]. I took Pat to
the station then came back tot he mess
had a bit of a drink & then came back home
to bed.

MAY, 1944
Wednesday 10
After breakfast had two periods at
the bandstand & then two on battle drill at
the golf course. The boys are in a very
troublesome mood today. I had dinner &
then stripped for P.T. I went for the x/c
run & it was jolly good fun & I finished
second. I had a shower & then got dressed
& went to see the Col. off but he was not
in & I went tot he Aust. Liaison Off. but
he also was out. I had tea & then went
to dancing lesson. We learnt the [[?]]
Chassee &