Diary relating to service of Hector Alexander McIntyre - Part 3

Conflict:
Second World War, 1939–45
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
Status:
Open for review
Accession number:
AWM2019.22.162
Difficulty:

Page 1 / 10

L 5 2 12 pincapple & may be paid tow Worked till 1Po had lunct Rice plain with some pncaple eraunged) then marched back hame again. They say Trer BCnRIne) Menumental stane was for all ryew (BAr64 wokaba I M Sree) whe fell us the Malayars Campaign. They are laying the foundations sue this evening & I dont think anyoue but psanise will attend. Our New said Ration which has been 1 1/5/44 as follows RICE 2002 MILX. NIL SU6AR 16o SAKED. BEANS-TSY SALT Ros TEARes FLoUR Ro FRYINC O1L, ox OONSHo2 3R2or3 FRESN MEA issued every 5 DaY5 For today 65 Meat Negetable Ration were theissue. We were informed that 5 Auopalians (2290c Scasanicas) have gone through trying to get away to home & sefar Kay havent been caught Went aut geting Sure Potateleaves & a leaflike a Kily for cooking to step Bury Bury & had a feed with toastea Rueadr Lineapples Creakfast fce Sew a Some of the Guer I weed but to warp at the Big Quarry. Kept fairly buisy during The morning Lunch Rice Pee& t lin Pencapple given by the Japswhich Made a listy Rzeal. Went senounging Pineapples KKnecked off we I BBerm but didnt gethom late as n truces to take us. Dea. Rice & Stew& was good finished off with a Puneapple Rumour today is tha 1a Japaned 82-4 1/ Ships were sunk byan USH Submarine near the Alebris I slands to Pay from the faps to day but may tures ap wmorrow. Isupper Basted Bread & Rueapple which was very tasty also caoked some greets weed 69242 Breakfast Rice & soup but to wait in the Indian Quarry& had a ga SAEDA day Lunchs Rice (tn) with Bucapp kndched off sorts 430 o aswe completed our loads. Talking to the Bengallies the Eyaion aper says Curona is theirs & that they will take India in 2 months. The sieks ane manning the Yc &e Tuns for the laps in singapore. Tea Rice + Seup & Bread Rall from our Bakery Runour to be in the Syanger dences the apclaims to have sunk the Konds Canbeura & damaged others Pays 165 y2 Breatfast, Riceg soup. Out to wait SUD to the wharf to cart Bitumen & had a god day Lunch Hice Plain) with Punappt The japdrwves knocked a Samel of a blke a then Backed his buick back in The body to put him out of nisery Sea. Kilea Soup. Bougl I some flow Tryingdild made some Rice Canes whial were not a success, Beught Bread loasted it. News about a big amn Batle a Canberra injured doe good abit & is stice fighting Dutide Townsville in the Coal Sea. Creditgees to t in Comtin
22 Brakfast kne esoup I have be 2 informed we have to stay iou huts till after 84onm for some reason or another, Last night was seld that the stryen who buid to ges away returned backs to camp after being away 1 week. one of teir mates Cok ilt rdelerions EDC NCLSEN 8S from Cairis was one of the soer. went out to the bigquary s arrieed on the pet at 130 Po, Luuch enhad Rina Lugar Ciled & a piuas wents got seae Pinaspliz. Knocked off wotearly. sea Ricirsing eadfollpper baked some Ricidrifess & decided to b Feour & dil also had Gated Peapple pasted our Bread holl 12542 Breanfast Rice rests nfea New. Off to works looked as if we were going on to sera road wors We marched aut to the sead Jeb2 marched back again werr out to the Quari arriving there 200. went & got more piacapples. Lunch Rice Boiled Sugar & 1ineapple, Worked in evening Jap driver knocked a Chinaman downkilled him, deaths in 3da y Est home 6 & fea Rice & Stew &2 Rece Pasty which was very tasty. becked i drits with Coure Cocoan sic which we boughts were very sice Report that the 5 Chaps who tried to get off the Esland will be shat Rumour that the spnks an shelling masing pous the sea & reports that they have meved A1s troeps off the island 13343 Breakfast RiceSoup Went outt nexceroy the Guarry & was Coating Gravel shad abusyday Lunch Rice sugared suce also a siapple Thilapgause& some of thei rice which is garbeter cooked than our owr & bete Beat. Atter doing 4 roads we were or filling up the road got home Eam. A new todaytation caoe in knuin Spyds & Carrot & also frest smeat somoriou a nicesont sa bread kall. New fead rations are RICE 2Jors SUGAR bas FloUR Fboz TEA. 2os Oh Bas S47 250 1663 3orS CANNCAARBSAo folo PACER 3snCoB. The Batalian have cut out the Bakery are going to give the men 1 Sea Spvon feast per week & the flair to go to companycooking. 13 cigare tis per man was tenights issue. singapone has a complete Blackout at 8:30 & the papTrucks have their lights Hacke out. 3000 troops left Clang Cany & believed to have been shipped to Saigor (asital Indophina) to do work Cooking again wnight with frnd Bread wasvery asty for supper 145 HE Breakfast Kicesstew. but to waits at HRSEAy the big quarry & noticed a tak su anlep of the Jap Half bbyhouse + was later on caniouftge d. Had of prety buisy day or Zilling Quickst bislleys, Luored Ricis Baspson of Sugar a duxury, went out Rucappl serbuging gck i time to startlt
War aut on ferry to the road ad job going on smsethly. Dutout 350 trolley A for the day & left jet to get houe 6. em sea kile ster (pincednea Vegetables Plenty of Kile done more cacking a grated pinapples + was very nice received comforts scrounged from Kit bago. Fack that the wounded a sick have been shipped away today Rumour to the effect the paps lost 26anishipsetc in the CoialSea Batle & the rust of the fleet orth ruir. Anr unidentified place flew over Lngapore yesterday drapping paniplets & Now the saps have bees puthng& &c Guis up every where fast Kicesap went out t the 54 big Quarry & was below the crushes F2DIY had a bersyday Lunc Kiciplam withpincapples. Japs guarding the Dirapple Patch but the eads are still getting Picapples. Dot board for a stutcher swill build it late Ta Rice & legloup & a Rice Purcapple Iriter, Coskea again Ric Triter Iwent very well with a cupof tea neticed shipsoutside to days shy caare in yesterday. Also the Japs have maved the sentry from the road Block s now have a Malay guarding the traffie 16 643 BrcanfaSt Rice saup beg but to way ur the bigDuary wasen the tuuch SASR carting Chave, taking bigger roads as if they are whorting 6243 to get the metal to the read sobas e or as possible, Lunch Rice BANDE Ciled Grownsugar on my over ou the truck u the evening & saw a person who reaunded me of home Home 6 sm. Sea Rice & Vegsoup. Go wood for he coskhouse afterta also made Treters for supper with Gated capple went well Yot guns are being manned all over Bingapore as if the ppexpectstioube Kumour to the effect that if no smps can get on of singassid for 14 days the ppsangolug to leave here 3.42 Breakfast. Ricea Sten Bush Mea) Ou SOADA t biginary & had a geod day Lunh iceen with Kineapple. den ont after Punapples & brough house some ripe oner. Knocked off work 3m. The chincs who drill also were knocked off & they took all their hammers & our own. They knocked off all the road mens breught arl the bags stools back & collected all the spare tooes back from this camp some King gaurgons as they close, donhe araaltogethes ot a baloon very high us the air today + moved across the Sky very Grrickly ight have been a plane soday is the day hosefeld sy for he Paps to beoff the Island by + he may be taking the hint
190d had Rice Triters which were very 18243 Breakfast Ricia Seup. Bly er enjoyable with rated Pingapple pai toy Traup out to work Hday the MONANY a Phityex 30 Pommeys marched rest of us have been resting inour he into he area the evening A Jap fooks as if there is a move on for Togo as they ship with Rice Deourets onleft are packing up ooer at the Tuard An Hone singapore & returned again with all day & n warking party hurch a tiste in the side, also rumoured Rice Pain) with grated Eucapple Played that the ship with 3000 ausie Iroop Bridge are evening Report from Hatoor who lett Change Camp io in suigat Consuande hat the Japsen charge have Harbouranchared out. For the gone & that they have some of hheirsiond days we are no working we are fine Treeps here guarding us for a spetl not geting said for a loat like the they are armed to the Teeth wit Rifles 8-10cts owing us by the fap will no a Machine Tuns. Bold that we will not be paid to us be at work for 405 days Sea Rice & Sou 205 12 Buanfast. Rice Teup. Holiday Cacked supper Rici duters & went wil ce o unsin Singapore ha2 again today & read a bosh Wen out got a Kerosene Tis of Coal been reneaed Kunieurs to night i forcurfire at night, Trated Dixcapple that the Jaock Law taken an Island LNaa forhunch which is Rice Pain) Saee off Malaya & Lase bombed malacca have cut down, surrice issue down Baught mare Llous Cocoanat oll to 2o which is enough the se day today was given a Cxconnet Ice for us. The Guard we have over us is Block by a chanese, suow Thealow from Tronfinesags bigger thei the aveiage Gomeri was with me. tyse. The Captain in Charge of the Jape 19542 Greakfast Rice soup Nwork again could not get over us not being wend Weco7 today so I made a aable for mybed ir for jus as well as it saves climbing few ( Pineapples as we hav Through wire went & got wasd for a 14to cear uptoday as they have gove nigh Ceaking. One of the ladshas bad funch ic en with grated been away all day & lets hope he pinaples. Made a Boong Ripe brings back good Vew. Sea, Rice had a read + a sleep. Kudious that Seupa Pritter. Had supper scecked the Chiveser Tamils riotea in Sing Tritters Rumoos that chines are dropping apere owing to feod Shorage 3 Jap Sanks dead in Sunser as they cannot pay for passed by heret this morning. Sea. Rice the hicear the price has risei from 3 to118 Bear saud with a Picapple Pastl, which Ao anks landed i fva & treep are figu was very tasty. Cocked tonight 300 mile up Macaya & a Blockade is its Singasore was
218. 42 Brea nfast Riceo aip Oduty to ca 225 H Musty Rained in evening a water 10 wasturned off Working Srty came the canteer up but was an easy job THUEDDAY Ci bark & the party working in singaper assed out our hut & grated sur to doing very well Theis Pay Privates last spincapples for kunet. The faps 15c6 NCos doth & Officers 30 Cints. They are satioling the oads & searching hous get plenty tobacco & counotg eat enough along the sheet. Danishave been flyne as they are retig plenty of food 2 pap around scety consistently the last few Hoopial Ships ar ins docks & cannd days. Lanch. Rice Sugar grated pives get on again. They dimped our which was verynice. Water is cut off mear back on land agains as they from 10 fll yom. Rumoured can get the boats out. Over 30,000 that the Janks have ta ken Penang carcases out at the Cold Forage, Irest oIshilled valacca Sea. Rice meat came out agains, Laussis get doup. Supper had Rice duters. a kicking out here today for being in SAHoN hoes describes the seldiers in the D Cillager One of our lads brough the Campaignas Englishs Savy Godd out a miale quanity of surga S. LRM men, Scettistr Good merr but moi savag was lucky enough to get a fair bit Indian very Limed Acsse; Best fiar of esur which ar anet. The Gest Bludges, Best Sersunger but Bes chirese are collapsing + drapping dead soldier in the field unans hoep from want of feod as they get only gge landed at Dixon & Eeisrugoopperat ofice perday. dewing Machine Needles from Andaman Islands which they are very dear us diurgapar & the lade took in 5 days SyAHon Hnes say tha are selling them at $180 each & linge the RAAE bombed the Yarrkie Fleet what they was with the money Tea Hc ne in the Harbou at Java & sen pd Basked Tuters for supper 22 Bakfast Rice soup. The lads say they saw were very nice. Had t getready for PR13 Artillery Hashes heard Gun roar last night a some Guas tomorrow but was called of day ot was highning & thunde1 The rice that came it Anothes Agarete asue on tonigh wr yesterday had worouse Seavels in as we often get rice that way. Mew went to dingapaie or omenew. to draw more pations for A1/, Pomneys- Goesors 223542 Brcakfast Hice Seup no work again it naw were in porai shert Ce CareR Mareod th Nary SAWeDY Fday. The boys have been scrainging Batles s silling them to the Brongs snol8 Bostor BBl trost t mo Dro naking to do again hace 2t whichenables them to buy tobacio today but playeards, head asug Wrote out sother necessities. Some of the lads get or more Paek, in the back of the diary. Lunc a hot sano get asogether about diCln Rice (unpalished) Plain which was fairly
231974 & selling it for t4 per gallow. price of Petiol in Singapare 18 per galcon whec B3p aussienioncy "Rain is threatening again today naticed 730 mn Chaps caming back all wet yederday with 2 Bunetes Bananeos 2 Bags of Dineapples which evidently came from he lineapple Patch near the Quarry. The boys in surgapore have noted no change in their work as they have the same guard over them. They are very fortinate as they are allowed to ream Singapore when they like. Lunch Rice Einpelished) Nothing to do all evening received a wall portion of Rempkens which Icooped Made a fire place out of Bricks. Sea fice Stew (uests year) Coaked Pritters with the rempkin for supper a they were verytioty Cigarete Issue from Dejo 4f London Egarites A few explosions occured today. R.A.I.Flad were caught in the cillage by Japs & were given a public belting & thei taken back to their Traup & released & then the group was ealled sut & these 2 lads received another betting with a bett with a buckle or & used the buckte across then facer. New 3 days fation is Olt 27 su6ae Cheve Ea 5842 ToEo MEH Potorfintuding ton Rers Oth 20 Vc6 176oy Cons mere cous somban mccon 245 42 Bucakfast Rice pron s Treat fresh Mart whitsunday& off to church Prade A.8 B) Theodoes Birthday 24q SUNDAY Church lasted till 120r Lurees Rice (Plain rotking to do all evening but slept Tex ffice Stew Irish Meat & a Rice Cake, which was ay asty looked Rice Triter whach were very nic for ssupper. Had a Battn 223351½/ Tatto as reeports, that the Japs have 100 Prisaners locked up who were caugh walking singapore but loting eneugh nowe ot thems werefrom Red7 Bugade Treapr Were bla that the new workingguards were here expect to sait work on Weduesday & our groop have been given the Ovarry Job Thean goingto work us p in lany. resings the other half working & may get paid for both days our back pay will be paid to us in the next few days Kuniours that I Amencan Subinane patidignear Sungapore & reported to have sunk 2 fapvessels in the Harbour Also the Chicese (a Divisions) landed behind the faps in Burnia & auhralated Them Tew more explasions were heard today & Jap Airciaft have been patrolling around singapore all day 25 842 Bueakfast Fiees Seup. Hething Da MoNTRY againtday Went abougt Oil from abong Shep & bought Occoann Dil & just as we had got outside 2faps passed on & Bius & we didn was ask question a we (aw) gou were out of Bounds She baipar making strethers for compt In Rice (Plawr Parade 2Pr &tack by Jat High Officer waining toops bat. it bey are caught outsid the perinietes. They would be classedas discites shat. Sea Ricia Scup & a Rice Pasty which was very tasty. The faps brought out ever too BsPenmengs who were
23 as they are in the Lands of the Papanc 235it2 baught in sugapores are up before NEDNEEDAL Military Police & of our ladsare still the aps under sixed paionet. Dove ROD Eelee at the Pineapple Bateh as we knocked off CoASE more becking mitters & weel very early& I expect they are still at the Khiapple nice with acup of tea. In the faps tatery. Tea hien Sont. Deve more st which was tra uslated to cooking di tes which were very nice. as he said it would not be love Bloy cut up the Biapplis & put them or before we would be releaved The tables for the menx & they filed through & sace hope he is right with things made the cutud Kinapples Black & orour favour believe they sen the Binapphs to the e Briakfast Ricea soup in our huts as Hospital. No News. The treatment soccor has beermnaining all maining. Detail The singapore Inhis ane geting for working Party & steod in the cain till to Muckeen for 2 days & then tosambroters off as too wet to woit & have feed the vert can't lay down from to stand by until rair stops. made Reveille to Betreat & car sit down myself a table & also helped six Duice butupright t Cigarettes Hecards in errecting a spetcher. Funch. Ric 3542 Breakfast Limed Rico & Fish Bruglanp spacer siger Putt the road fot witt Not on Cuarry & Salunteeredy of the the Newppsa seenied very quiet. Knocke ta Ration Party which may go to offerort & sin Lea Rice stigdoup & a sigapore, Had to wait outode gutters was very tast: Doue man The BASC &unboad the truck, Lunct Casking Dutters & were prity good Rice plan Tests njeat for tomorrow suighpore Ahs are sill ispant also issue of 6 Londoi Cigaretes Saw of the fap Twaid House is are not allowed the Baths Cart painted repr with wit toeit down evers at Night Ciganete ariusall over it. some of the writing Issue of londor Cigare weate t Nerse 2o0 Bad it wasnt Breakfad HidSenp but an working 75 in the Rice. Th. Beri Kere Bad Phou No City to the Quarrys had arreasy day WEAEEDRY disconner ed Or302 Tea Rice- never worked till afterlunch Funch hice sous a lincapple Quitter Dove mor Claim same of the lads went scroungugg cookings went well wih a cup of Kimapples & were caught by our officers Tea. A shet wasfired at approx 8.30 & havets hand the Piinapples in to the Kitche last Right& one of our Tueope were Looded 1Quick after lunch & ssepm had ho in the soulder by a fap bward to march haue about Cunile. The Have togo on warking Party againto 8th tir Sigd have not heard what because mois & may ge Guard Condrow right of the 8 lads who tried to getr off the Island
22142 Breatefa Rice Soup Prest ea Out to wors to the Cuarry & had arr easy day. Instead of having F linetr I went & scroungid Pincapples & had some lipe Rines for tit Home at 5202 Sea ceoup e a Drter 1Slic of Pincapple which was very enjoyable, Kunyors io that Stalus sais he deesnt want any more support from Britian or 151 as he has the Huns where he wants them advancing 75 mites a day Doue mow ceaking pittern which were tasty. Today is supposed to be Churchile day for the faps to be of the Istand of Leagapar by Jap Blanes Were plying about a fair bit today some of the lads have to yar sTuard to night ou I mused out Out of the 3 Secoration given Sear2 of them went to the P By & both t Oon Cay. Ple Derry Bikera D.CM, LieutMagaury a M7C who fired to Rop ppon his Lifle, Euptied his koolser & their used the Butt Bayonet getting the total of 13. He Lerry Parker mobted a Macheie Tun est & capturea o Jap Machine Guns 30 2 412 Breakfast Rice Saud Presh tseat saill off the worting party s done some washing & SATUEERY get my Beets repaired funch Rice- List Buiid& grated some Reneapples which made a fasty mal Working Party came home early 330am. still carting Iprrumental shones & havent worked the Marry is Sea Lice Saup prish mear) & aRice Cake: Dou soue MccCooking fritters which were very tast. Linished our dil Breakfast Ric. Boup Irishpas Out to 3146 Worts at the Puarry had an easy day O Went out serounging Burapple Fund Lice- Mated Diwappl & also had a Lipe Pue. Started the Guarry Engin so lacks as if wost starts tomornow, Toors us out to the road feb & made us manch home taining & will have meals in The Hut. Sea Rice & Minced Meat Scup He Wags came yesterday with so me Pensonel Gear. No die left so grated Lines for supper Freakfast Kise t soup fapanese heliday Today so we have nothing to do Was an escert for Hen Taylar who was charged tor beingant of the Quarry Area after Pines &he brought socents. Lixd myself this new Rr. Have a good bea to read aso some sewing to sunct ic ablespoor Eingapple. Ste 61 ne eveninga Ricealigont & a tinext ple Fasty sad to go to a compuliary concert & came home early Done cooking + had them for supper 42 Brikfast Ric rTeup Aday of for me today so collected woor for the REODRY Cst house & had a sleep Lunc: fice (e) Nothing to do in the evening & had a read Meis knocked offearly faps supposed to have ar Island 3o mile off Coantown. Sea Rice & Veg Soup &a Rice Tritter wieer was very tav Heve some cocking fiters I had them fo supper
6 42 Brakfast Rice& Seupra wen to pt Buarry ndians loaded Bigstom MeSAEERY Had are easyday Laucts Rice & Babli s Fineappl knecked off wor early. Founda Cocoa neit or the way home: Sea. Rices Scupp Miat & 1 Kice Ca which was venytasty. A sew recinds of Gurfire heard towards fchore Patirs tonight: The saps have awards at the Road B leck at Bukit Finiat Vlliagi Houe some casking piters wit grated Cocoannt in & they wret Hell. A Ciq Issue tonight to London Cigarite for 6 days Briakfast Rice Ag oup Wentet & No3 MRSR fet to the halfwl House & pulld grassat udge Sergia spuds from one of He fat Eochhenss. One of my neates Eie Maadiio, was caught leviing through o bor rigoh a htacros the shoulder with o ick Harde. The faps bunged on a teme m said he was taking a livd of milk out of the box only when they saugent he drappes whe went for his life. There was no milt in the bex Lanch Lice p with a kucapple we serounged also a piece of cocoann! and a bax day as the papers charge was on our fail a lestay knocked off lat Len Kice &Vegsout deve no casking Oir paid Sireor & put out our light but wasor lys Sacties 642 Breaffas Tastegdop On Guard CW today sornt- 5m Shipt hunch Ricept Tea tice begdoup sar a yairs to suc paist qumans tday is 6ise the laps say wearegoing homes in August (wichony. The tst avyan supposed to have sunt &fapnampt full of troops off the 1t Coast of aussie also te manyh as had 1000 RAC llaver ovr bomburtions at Night Onetain at a timeEnieMaddi cacked the piters to night awere very sice eatfast Riepe to the road waitisg to so to work till iroom & ther SALRDAS as he bucks didn't leven up we had our lunch in Camp & had to stand by Lunch Rice Plan with a kiniapple lime seree ged on Fridey, We were not called ou in the evening & had the day off Had a steep till & pm Tea Nice & Socp su meat & a Tritts Caoked some mow Fritten with suatia Cacanat in them swere verytaty Breakfas-rces Sinppeg) Having a day off have done washing on a wet day & then had a sleep till lunch, unct Clee & Tish& with a Bineaaple (sornged waspretty good Made a sink in our put whie seck mast of the evening Sayday &6£ & Rat oct was held back for a cantieng We still have to day owing & mayge said again or Wednesday Tea dice &regions tice thre very min. Heae man cookin Fritters which were pritty good Gave 50t for sick mesirs Hespital Rumauro Bombing Jaso & Samatia fror Ansue with Ilying sortresses Kussia took s ipotant towns pam Termany Tanks asirg will up rosh. deames! pap issue
2643 A hertay for all and a Chirchs tarade MONDAY oir Breakfast Rice Vigdair, Had a sleep. Luncts Pice a suir did fist which pryells terribly alsocut a pineapple West to get sirne salt but could not beyany F ad a read a seep Tea hic Agseup Done wod coakin petters which went will. Bought more trying vil. 9 C Briakfast Kile & Doup( TisticMear) out TOEEO t a Garage fet which was at the hulf wayssenve & sulled guais all day pinch Pice Cpit Cake also PPencapp Phched e arriving time 6 po Pay Day again Back Money $1 which nearly makes is Millie ans our her dea Pici& I Weat Seut, & a meat Pasty Frast Tist came in today but no enough for ush ci a batters gave them to the lads in The Hastital ont of the grant. Dove mou coiking tonight & went will incars Jap Submannes shelled Sydney & Hencastle & Aussie Sant s Subncarnes of the faps. Big Davl Bathe onet Mrway Island s believed the Jap lost 2cample anciat bar es Miris has, ganies in with the Allies. Russia is doing very well fossing the Hous back 90 mile in a day. Anens has 4,000 000 peaps consess. The British have landed the begger Convey of trosps since the war in nde Tack of Padie taking paris but to bury the faller or, the island. 666 WEDNESDRY 6 Mrcen LRIDAL Breatfast Rice a daup it byt to the Cuany Went or the Company seraniging Cartyip Purcapples & get a few Ripe on Lcer Rie o1lia Perappl. Go my hansack hame with the Cophense. At the Trelley carting stone to the crugher. A fapont to Guarry hasbeen in America for 2o yars & talks the Yonker Slang Had King by home I get home at 6 yom SeaRig& supppat & a kie bake Lootuedt ceat tonight haies all morning Breakfas RiceMSenp. On with No2 Treat to the Rac Course pulling weeds Lunct br Gateh Pimapples Has. Thro for lunct & ther an came down suicked off t sons was driver home. finched some 2sH ralls from the Ja truck. Muster Parade 28m for the faps & finished L.30 Pm Tea Rec & VegSout & Briters was nice, Syanes times says faps are willing to shake hand with Ansire otherwise they will crippl Aussie. Also Germany will be deciding Peace Tere instead of aitian Heard Iaw the shorage of tools can about. She lass have been selling them to the Becng fort1s each Brakfast Rice & ErMeatsup Peade for the Duarry + after waiting on the rain tll soom a eregiven a holiday lin Maddis bought the Syanee Times & Keyare sen king more raval ships + doing very well without any loses themselve. Also dawned to have shelled Sydney of eweastle. They ie sunk D45A Aucraft Carriers & Roplan

 

  • 7.5.42
    THURSDAY
    (continued)    		 pineapple & may be paid tomorrow.
    Worked till 1 PM & had lunch Rice
    (Plain) with some pineapple (scrounged) &
    then marched back home again.
    They say the (SCHRINE) Monumental
    stone was for all men (BRITISH. AUSTRALIAN
    INDIAN MALAY & JAPANESE) who fell in the
    Malayan Campaign. They are
    laying the foundations stone This
    evening & I don't think anyone
    but Japanese will attend. Our New
    Food Rations which has been 4/5/42
    is as follows :- RICE. 20 ozs. MILK. NIL. SUGAR. 6 oz
    BAKED. BEANS. 75 oz SALT. .2 ozs TEA. .2 ozs FLOUR. 2 ozs
    FRYING OIL..15 ozs ONIONS.4 ozs
    3 ½ ozs FRESH MEAT issued every 5 DAYS
    For today . 65 ozs Meat & Vegetable Rations
    were the issue. We were informed that
    5 Australians (2.AASC-3 SIGNALLERS) have gone
    through trying to get away to home
    & so far they haven't been caught.
    Went out getting Sweet Potatoes &
    a leaf like a Lily for cooking to
    stop Bury Bury & had a feed
    with toasted Bread & Pineapples
    8.5.42
    FRIDAY    		 Breakfast Rice & Stew & Some of the
    Green Weed Out to work at the Big
    Quarry. Kept fairly busy during
    the morning. Lunch Rice (Plain) & ½
    tin Pineapple given by the Japs which
    made a tasty meal. Went scrounging
    Pineapples. Knocked off work 5.30 pm
    but didn't get home astill late as no trucks
    to take us. Tea. Rice & Stew & was
    good finished off with a Pineapple
    8.5.42
    FRIDAY
    (CONTINUED)    		 Rumour today is that 10 Japanese
    Ships were sunk by an USA
    Submarine near the Celebris Islands
    No Pay from the Japs to day but
    may turn up tomorrow. Supper
    Toasted Bread & Pineapple which
    was very tasty also cooked some
    green weed.
    49.5.42
    SATURDAY    		 Breakfast Rice & Soup Out to work
    in the Indian Quarry & had a good
    day. Lunch Rice (Plain) with Pineapple
    Knocked off work 4.30 AM as we
    completed our loads. Talking to the
    Bengallie & the Syanon Paper says
    Burma is theirs & that they will take
    India in 2 months. The Sieks are
    manning the a/c a/c guns for the
    Japs in Singapore. Tea Rice &
    Soup & 1 Bread Roll from our Bakery.
    Rumour to be in the Syanan Times the
    Jap claims to have sunk the HMAS.
    "Canberra" damaged others. Pay $1 about a cup of coffee.
    10.5.42
    SUNDAY    		 Breakfast. Rices & soup. Out to works
    to the wharf to cart Bitumen & had a good
    day. Lunch Rice (Plain) with Pineapple.
    The Jap driver knocked a Tamil off
    a bike & then Backed his truck back on
    the body to put him out of misery.
    Tea. Rice & Soup. Bought some flour
    & Frying Oil & had some Rice Banes
    which were not a success. Bought Bread
    & toasted it. News about a big any NAVAL
    Battle & Canberra injured done good work
    & is still fighting outside Townsville
    in the Coral Sea. Credit goes to the RAAF in Bombing
 
1211.5.42
MONDAY		 Breakfast Rice and soup & have been
informed we have to stay in our
huts till after 8.45 AM for some
reason or another. Last night was
told that the 5 men who tried to get
away returned back to camp after
being away 1 week. One of their
mates took ill & delirious. ERIC NIELSON
8th DIV. SIGS from Cairns was one of
the men. Went out to the big Quarry
& arrived on the job at 12.30 PM. Lunch
1RM & had Rice & Sugar Boiled & a pineapple
Went and got some Pineapples. Knocked
off work early. Tea. Rice & soup
& 1 Bread Roll. Supper we baked
Some Rice Fritters & decided to
buy flour & Oil. Also had Grated
Pineapple & toasted our Bread Roll.
12.5.42
TUESDAY		 Breakfast Rice & Fresh Meal Stew. Off to
work and looked as if we were going on to
rod work. We marched out to the road
job & marched back again & went out
to the Quarry arriving there 12 O N. Went
& got more pineapple. Lunch Rice &
Boiled Sugar & 1 Pineapple. Worked in
evening. Jap driver knocked a Chinaman
down & killed him. 2 deaths in 3 days.
Got home 6.30 pm & Tea. Rice & Stew
& a Rice Pastry which was very tasty.
Cooked Rice Fritters with flour and Cocoanut
oil which we bought and were very Nice.
Reports that the 5 chaps who tried
to get off the Island will be shot. Rumour
that the Yanks are shelling mersing
from the sea & reports that they have moved
AIF troops off the island.
13.5.42
WEDNESDAY		 Breakfast Rice & Soup. Went out to
the Quarry & was out carting Gravel
had a busy day. Lunch Rice
& sugared juice & also a pineapple.
The Jap gave us some of their rice
which is far better cooked than our
own & better to eat. After doing 4
loads we were out filling up the
road & got home 6 PM. A new
10 day ration came in Pumpkins
Spuds & Carrots & also fresh meat
for tomorrow. Tea Rice & Soup
& a bread Roll. New food rations
are:- RICE 27 ozs Sugar. 6 ozs FLOUR 1.6 ozs TEA.2 ozs
OIL.15 ozs SALT. 25 ozs VEGS. 3 ozs (PUMPKIN CARROTS & SPUDS) TOILET
PAPER 3 SHEETS. The Batalian have cut
out the Bakery & are going to give the men
1 Tea Spoon Yeast per week & the flour to
go to company cooking. 13 Cigarettes per
man was tonights issue. Singapore
has a complete Blackout at 8.30 PM
& the Jap trucks have their lights Blacked
out. 3,000 troops left Changi Camp
& believed to have been shipped to
Saigon (capital Indochina) to do work.
Cooking again tonight with fried
Bread was very tasty for supper
14.5.42
THURSDAY		 Breakfast Rice & Stew. Out to work at
the big Quarry & noticed a a/c a/c Gun
on top of the Jap Half Way house
& was later on camouflaged. Had a
pretty busy day on filling trucks &
trolleys. Lunch Rice & 1 teaspoon of
Sugar (a Luxury) Went out Pineapple
scrounging & got back in time to start work
 
14.5.42
THURSDAY
(CONTINUED)		 Went out on Lorry to the road & road job
going smoothly. Put out 350 trolley
for the day & left job to get home 6. PM
Tea Rice & Stew ( Minced meat & Vegetables.
Plenty of Rice & done more cooking
& grated pineapple & was very nice.
Received comforts scrounged from kit
bags. Talk that the wounded & sick
have been shipped away today.
Rumour to the effect the Japs lost
26 Warships etc in the Coral Sea
Battle & the rest of the fleet on the
run. An unidentified plane flew
over Singapore yesterday dropping
pamplets & Now the Japs have been
putting a/c a/c Guns everywhere
15.5.42
FRIDAY		 Breakfast Rice and soup Went out to the
big Quarry & was below the crusher &
had a busy day Lunch Rice/plain
with pineapple. Japs guarding the
Pineapple patch but the lads are
still getting Pineapples. Got boards
for a stretcher & will build it later.
Tea Rice & Veg Soup & a (Rice Pineapple)
Fritter. Cooked again Rice Fritter
& went very well with a cup of tea.
Noticed ships outside today & 7 ships
came in yesterday. Also the Japs
have moved the sentry from the
rod Blocks & now have a Malay
guarding the traffic
16.5.42
SATURDAY		 Breakfast Rice & Soup (Veg) out to work
in the big Quarry & was on the truck
carting Gravel. Taking bigger
loads as if they are wanting
16.5.42
SATURDAY
(CONTINUED)		 to get metal to the road job as
soon as possible. Lunch Rice &
Boiled Brown Sugar. On my own
on the truck in the evening & saw
a person who reminded me of home.
Home 6 pm. Tea Rice & Veg Soup. Got
wood for the cookhouse after tea &
also made Fritters for supper & with
Grated Pineapple went well. a/c a/c
guns are being manned all over
Singapore as if the Jap expecting trouble
Rumours to the effect that if no
Ships can get out of Singapore
for 14 days the Japs are going to
leave here.
17.5.42
SUNDAY		 Breakfast. Rice & Stew (Fresh Meat) Out
to big Quarry & had a good day
Lunch. Rice (Plain) with Pineapple.
Went out after Pineapples & brought
home some ripe ones. Knocked
off work 3 PM. The chinese who
drill also wf were knocked off
& they took all their hammers &
our own. They knocked off all
the road men & brought all the bags
& tools back from this camp.
Some thing gong on as thy closed
down the Quarry altogether. Noticed
a balloon very high in the air
today & moved across the sky very
quickly. Might have been a plane.
Today is the day Roosefeldt says
for the Japs to be off the Island by &
he may be taking the hint.
 
18.5.42
MONDAY		 Breakfast Rice & Soup. Only 10 men
from No 4 Group out to work today & the
rest of us have been resting in our hut.
Looks as if there is a move on for Tojo as they
are packing up over at the Guard Hut. Home
all day & NO working party. Lunch
Rice (Plain) with grated Pineapple. Played
Bridge all evening. Report from Platoon
Commander that the Japs in charge have
gone & that they have some of their Front
Line Troops here guarding us for a spell &
they are armed to the teeth with Rifles
& Machine Guns. Told that we will not
be at work for 4 or 5 days. Tea Rice & Soup.
Cooked Supper Rice Fritters went well
All a/c a/c Guns in Singapore have
been removed. Rumours tonight R
that the Yanks have taken an Island
off Malaya & have bombed Malacca.
Bought more flour & Coconut oil
today. Was given a Coconut Ice
Block by a Chinese. Snow Thealou from
Gomvic was with me.
19.5.42
TUESDAY		 Breakfast. Rice & Soup No work again
today so I made a table for my bed.
Grated a few (6) Pineapples as we have
14 to clean up today as they have gone
bad. Lunch Rice (plain) with Grated
pineapple. Made a Boong Pipe &
had a read & a sleep. Rumours that
the Chinese & Tamils listed in Singapore
owing to food shortage. Jap Tanks
passed by here this morning. Tea, Rice &
Bean Soup with a Pineapple Paste, which
was very tasty. Cooked tonight &
19.5.42
TUESDAY
(CONTINUED)		 had Rice Fritters which were very
enjoyable with grated Pineapple.
A party of 30 Pommeys marched
into the area this evening. A Jap
ship with Rice & Flour etc on left
Singapore & returned again with
a hole in the side also rumoured
that the ship (with 3,000 Aussie Troops
who left Changi Camp) is in Singapore
Harbour anchored out. For the
days we are not working we are
not getting paid for & looks like the
$1-10cts owing us by the Jap will not
be paid to us.
20.5.42
WEDNESDAY		 Breakfast. Rice & Soup. Holiday
again today & read a book & then
went out & got a kerosene tin of coal
for our fire at night. Grated pineapples
for lunch which is Rice (Plain) ^ &Sugar 1 Tea Spoon They
have cut down our rice issue down
to 20 ozs which isn't enough these days
for us. The guard we have over us is
Front Line Troops bigger than the average
type. The Captain in Charge of the Japs
could not get over us not being wired
in for just as well as it saves climbing
through wire. Went & got wood for our
night cooking. One of the lads has
been away all day & lets hope he
brings back good News. Tea, Rice &
Soup & a Fritter. Had supper & cooked
Fritters. Rumours that Chinese are dropping
dead in Singapore as they cannot pay for
the rice as the price has risen from 3 to 11 $.
All yanks landed in Java & troops are fighting
300mile up Malaya & a Blockade is in
Singapore waters.
 

21.5.42

THURSDAY

Breakfast Rice & Soup on duty to clean

the canteen up but was an easy job.

Washed out our hut & grated our

last 3 pineapples for lunch. The Japs

are patroling the roads & searching houses

along the streets. Planes have been flying

around pretty consistently the last few

days. Lunch. Rice & Sugar grated pines

which was very nice. Water is cut off

from 12.0 till 4.00pm. Rumoured

that the Yanks have taken Penang
shelled Malacca. Tea. Rice &

Soup. Supper had Rice Fritters.

SYANON TIMES describes the soldiers in

the Campaign as English. Very Good

men, Scottish Good men but more, Savage

Indian Very Timid. Aussie, Best Liar

Best Bludger, Best Scrounger but Best

Soldier in the field. Rumor Troops

landed at Pt Dixon & Mersing & opperating

from Andaiman Islands which they

took in 5 days. SYANON TIMES. says that

the RAAF bombed the Yankee Fleet

near in the Harbour at Java.

22.5.42

FRIDAY

Breakfast:- Rice & Soup. The lads say they saw

Artillery Flashes & heard Gun roar last night & some

say it was Lightning & Thunder. The rice that came

in yesterday had worms & weavels in as we

often get rice that way. Men went to Singapore

to dray more rations for AIF. POMMEYS - GORDONS &

4 men went in from our hut. Col ERNIE. R. MADDISON PTE. HARRY

BOSKON PTE BILL VERITZ PTE ARCHIE DIXON. Nothing to do again

today but play cards, Read & Sleep. Wrote out

more Poems in the back of the diary. Lunch

Rice (unpolished) (Plain) which was fairly

22.5.42

FRIDAY (CONTINUED)

musty. Rained in evening & water

was turned off. Working Party came

back & the party working in Singapore

is doing very well. They Pay Privates

15 ct NCO's 25 ct & Officers 30 cents. They

get plenty tobacco & cannot get eat enough

as they are getting plenty of food. 2 Jap

Hospital Ships are in docks & cannot

get out again. They dumped our

men back on land again as they

cant get the boats out. Over 30,000

carcases out at the Cold Storage, Fresh

meat came out again. 2 Aussies got

a kicking out here today for being in

the xO village. One of our lads brought

out a small quantity of Sugar. ERM.

was lucky enough to get a fair bit

of Flour which is an asset. The

Chinese are collapsing & dropping dead

from want of food as they get only 9ozs

Rice per day. Sewing Machine Needles

are very dear in Singapore & the lads

are selling them at $1.80 each & buying

what they want with the money. Tea. Rice

& Soup ^& 1 Pastry Cooked Fritters for Supper &

were very nice. Had to get ready for

Guard tomorrow but was called off

it. Another Cigarette issue on Tonight

or Tomorrow.

23.5.42

SATURDAY

Breakfast. Rice & Soup. No work again

today. The boys have been scrounging

Bottles & selling them to the Boongs. SMALL 1 ct

LARGE 2cts which enables them to buy tobacco

& other necessities. Some of the lads got on

a Petrol Tank & got altogether about 24 Glns
 

23.5.42

SATURDAY

(CONTINUED)

& selling it for $4 per gallon. The price

of Petrol in Singapore is $8 per gallon which

is 23/- Aussie money. Rain is threatening again

today. Noticed 2-2/30 Bn Chaps coming back

all wet yesterday with 2 Bunches Bananas &

2 Bags of Pineapples which evidently

came from the Pineapple Patch near the

Quarry. The boys in Singapore have no tea

no change in their work as they have the

same guard over them. They are very

fortunate as they are allowed to roam

Singapore when they like. Lunch Rice

(Pln Unpolished). Nothing to do all evening

Received a small portion of Pumpkin which

I cooked. Made a fireplace out of Bricks. Tea

Rice & Stew (Fresh Meat) Cooked Fritters with

the pumpkin for supper & they were very tasty.

Cigarette issue from Japs 4 London Cigarettes.

A few explosions occured today. 2. A.I.F. lads

were caught in the village by Japs & were given

a public belting & then taken back to their

Group & released & then the group was called

out & these 2 lads received another belting

with a belt with a buckle on & used the

buckle across their faces. New 3 days

Ration is :- RICE 27oz SUGAR .7oz FLOUR 2oz SALT .2oz

TEA .2oz MEAT 5.1oz (including Fat & Bones) Oth .2oz VEG 17.6oz (ENGLISH &

SWEET SPUDS PUMPKIN MARROW ETC)

24.5.42

SUNDAY

Breakfast Rice (Moist) & STEW (Fresh meat) Whitsunday - off

to Church Parade. A.B. (SNOW) Thesdones' Birthday. 24 years

Church lasted till 12.0N Luch Rice (Plain)

Nothing to do all evening but slept. Tea

Rice & Stew (Fresh Meat) & a Rice Cake which was

very tasty. Cooked Rice Fritters which

were very nice for Supper. Had a Bath

24.5.42

SUNDAY

(CONTINUED)

Tattoo as reports that the Japs have

100 Prisoners locked up who were

caught walking Singapore but lucky

enough none of them were from

the 27th Brigade Troops. Were told that

the new working guards were here &

expect to start work on Wednesday & our

groups have been given the Quarry Job.

They are going to work us ½ in Camp

resting & the other half working & may

get paid for both days. Our back pay

will be paid to us in the next few days.

Rumours that 2 American Submarines

patroling near Singapore & reported

to have sunk 2 Jap vessels in the Harbour.

Also the Chinese (2 Divisions) landed

behind the Japs in Burma & anhialated

them Few more explosions were

heard today & Jap Aircraft have been

patrolling around Singapore all day.

25.5.42

MONDAY

Breakfast. Rice & Soup. Nothing to do

again today. Went & bought oil from

a Boong Shop & bought Cocoanut (Palm)

Oil & just as we had got outside 2 Japs

passed on a Bikes & we didn't wait

to ask questions as we (SNOW) & MYSELF) were

out of Bounds. The Corp are making

stretchers for comfort. Lunch. Rice (Plain)

Parade 2PM & talk by Jap High Officer

warning troops that if they are caught

outside the Perimeter they would be

classed as deserters & shot. Tea -

Rice & Soup & a Rice Pastry which

was very tasty. The Japs brought

out over 100 AIF & Pommey who were
 

25.5.42

MONDAY

(CONTINUED)

Caught in Singapore & are up before

the Japs under Fixed Bayonets. Done

more cooking Fritters & were very

nice with a cup of tea. In the Japs

speech which was translated to

us he said it would not be long

before we would be released & I

sure hope he is right with things

in our favour.

26.5.42

TUESDAY

Breakfast. Rice & Soup in our huts as

has been raining all morning. Detailed

for Working Party & stood in the rain till

10 AM & broken off as too wet to work & have

to stand by until rain stops. Made

myself a table & also helped Syd Fuller

in erecting a Stretcher. Lunch. Rice

& 1 spoon Sugar. Out to the road job with

the New Japs & seemed very quiet. Knocked

off work 6PM. Tea Rice & Veg Soup. & a

Fritter was very tasty. Done more

Cooking Fritters & were pretty good.

The Singapore AWLers are still in front

of the Jap Guard House & are not allowed

to sit down even at Night. Cigarette

Issue 4 London Cigarettes.

27.5.42

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast Rice & Soup. Out on working

Party to the Quarry & had an easy day.

never worked till after lunch. Lunch. Rice

(Plain). Some of the lads went scrounging

Pineapples & were caught by our officers

& have to hand the Pineapples in to the Kitchen.

Loaded 1 Truck after lunch & 3.30pm had

to march home about 6mile. The

8th Dir Sigl have not heard what became

of the 5 lads who tried to get off the Island.

27.5.42

WEDNESDAY

(CONTINUED)

as they are in the hands of the Japanese

Military Police. 4 of our lads are still

at the Pineapple Patch as we knocked off

early & I expect they are still at the Pineapple

Patch. Tea. Rice & Soup. Done more

cooking Fritters which were very nice.

A.Coy cut up the Pineapples & put them on

the tables for the men & they filed through &

made the cut up Pineapples Black & I

believe they sent the Pineapple to the

Hospital. No News. The treatment

the Singapore AWLer's are getting

is No Muckun for 2 days & then 1

feed the Next. Can't lay down from

Reville to Retreat & can sit down

but upright. No Cigarettes No cards.

28.5.42

THURSDAY

Breakfast Limed Rice & Fish (Dried) soup.

Not on Quarry & Volunteered for the

Ration Party which may go to

Singapore. Had to wait outside

the AASC & unload the truck. Lunch

Rice (Plain). Fresh meat for tomorrow

also Issue of 6 London Cigarettes. Saw

the Bather Cart painted up with wet

written all over it. Source of the writing.

^what a shame "We ate the Horse" "Too Bad it wasn't

in the Rice. "Its Beri Beri Bad." Phone No

disconnected: Ox .3oz. Tea Rice &

Soup & a Pineapple Fritter. Done more

cooking & went well with a cup of

tea. A shot was fired at approx 8.30

last night & one of our Group were

shot in the shoulder by a Jap Guard.

Have to go on Working Party again to-

morrow & may get Guard tomorrow night.
 

29.5.42

FRIDAY

Breakfast Rice & Soup (Fresh Meat) Out to work

to the Quarry & had an easy day. Instead of having

lunch I went & scrounged Pineapples & had some

Ripe Pines for lunch. Home at 5.30PM. Tea

Rice & Soup (Minced Meat) a Fritter & 1 Slice of

Pineapple which was very enjoyable. Rumour

is that Stalin says he doesn't want any more

support from Britain or USA as he has the

Huns where he wants them advancing

75 miles a day. Done more cooking fritters

where were tasty. Today is supposed to

be Churchill day for the Japs to be off

the Island of Singapore by. Jap Planes

were flying about a fair bit today. Some

of the lads have to go on Guard tonight

but I missed out. Out of the 3 Decorations

given so far, 2 of them went to the

1st Bn & both to Don Coy. Pte Terry

Parker a D.C.M. Lieut R Magarry a MC

who fired 10 Rds from his Rifle, Emptied

his Revolver & then used the Butt &

Bayonet getting the total of 13. He &

Terry Parker mobbed a Machine Gun

Nest & captured 4 Jap Machine Guns.

30.5.42

SATURDAY

Breakfast Rice & Soup (Fresh Meat) Spell off the

Working Party & done some washing &

got my boots repaired. Lunch. Rice &

Fish (Dried) & grated some Pineapples which

made a tasty meal. Working Party

came home early 3.30AM still

carting Monumental Stones & haven't

worked the Quarry yet. Tea Rice &

Soup (Fresh Meat) & a Rice Cake. Done some

more Cooking fritters which were

very tasty. Finished our Oil

31.5.42

SUNDAY

Breakfast Rice & Soup (Fresh Meat) Out to

work at the Quarry had an easy day.

Went out Scrounging Pineapple. Lunch

Rice & Grated Pineapple & also had a Ripe

Pine. Started the Quarry Engines so looks

as if work starts tomorrow. Took us

out to the Road Job & made us march

home. Raining & will have meals in

the Hut. Tea Rice & Minced Meat Soup.

Kitbags came yesterday with some

Personal Gear. No oil left so grated

Pines for Supper.

1.6.42

MONDAY

Breakfast Rice & Veg Soup. Japanese holiday

today so we have nothing to do. Was an

escort for Ken Taylor who was charged for

being out of the Quarry Area after Pines

& he brought 10 cents. Fixed myself [[this?]]

new Pen. Have a good book to read &

also some sewing to do. Lunch

Rice tablespoon Pineapple. Slept

in the evening. Tea. Rice & Veg Soup

& a Pineapple Pastry. Had to go to

a compulsory concert & came home

early. Done cooking & had them

for Supper.

2.6.42

TUESDAY

Breakfast Rice & soup. A day off for

me today so I collected wood for the

Cookhouse & had a sleep. Lunch

Rice (Pln) Nothing to do in the evening

& had a Read. Men knocked off early

4.0PM. Japs supposed to have an Island

300 mile off Cooktown. Tea. Rice & Veg

Soup & a Rice Fritter which was very

tasty. Done some cooking fritters

& had them for supper.
 

3.6.42

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast Rice & Soup (Fr Meat) Went to

Jchore Quarry (Indians) & loaded. Big Storm.

Had an easy day Lunch Rice & 1 Table

Spoon Pineapple. Knocked of work

early. Found a Cocoanut on the way

home. Tea. Rice & Soup (F. Meat) & 1 Rice

Cake which was very tasty. A Few

rounds of Gunfire heard towards

Jchore Bahur tonight. The Jpas have

guards at the Road Block at Bukit

Timah Village. Done some cooking

fritters with grated Cocoanut in

& they went well. A Cig Issue tonight

12 London Cigarettes for 10 days.

4.6.42

THURSDAY

Breakfast Rice & Veg Soup. Went out for No 3

Job to the halfway House & pulled grass out

of hedge. Scrounged 1 dzn Spuds from one of

the Jap washhouses. One of my mates Ernie

Maddison was caught looking through a

box & got a hit across the shoulder with

a Pick Handle. The Japs bunged on a tune

& said he was taking a bit of milk out of

the box only when they sang out he dropped

it & went for his life. There was no milk

in the box. Lunch Rice (Pln) with a Pineapple

we scrounged also a piece of cocoanut.

Had a bad day as the Jap in charge was

on our tail all day. Knocked off late

Tea. Rice & Veg Soup. done no cooking.

Air Raid Siren & put out our lights

but was only Practice.

5.6.42

FRIDAY

Breakfast. Rice & Veg Soup. On Guard

today & on 1-5 PM Shift. Lunch Rice (Pln)

Tea Rice & Veg Soup. Had a yarn to

Snow Marsh. Rumours today in

5.6.42

FRIDAY

CONTINUED

the Japs say we are going home in

August (which one). The Yanks Navy are

supposed to have sunk 2 Jap transports

full of troops off the NE Coast of Aussie.

Also Germany has had 1000 RAF Planes

over bombing towns at Night. One town

at a time. Ernie Maddison cooked

the fritters tonight & were very nice.

6.6.42

SATURDAY

Breakfast Rice & Soup (Fr Meat) Out on the

road waiting to go to work til 12.30PM & then

as the trucks didn't turn up we had our

lunch in Camp & had to stand by.

Lunch. Rice (Plain) with a Pineapple Ernie

scrounged on Friday. We were not called

out in the evening & had the day off. Had

a sleep till 4 PM. Tea Rice & Soup (Fresh

Meat) & a Fritter. Cooked some more

Fritters with grated Cocoanut in them

& were very tasty.

7.6.42

SUNDAY

Breakfast - Rice & Soup (Veg). Having a day

off & have done washing on a wet day

& then had a sleep till lunch. Lunch

Rice & Fish & with a Pineapple (scrounged)

was pretty good. Made a sink in our

hut which took most of the evening.

Payday $1 - 10ct & that 10ct was held

back for a canteen. We still have 10 day

owing & may get paid again on

Wednesday. Tea Rice & Veg Soup &

1 Rice Cake very nice. Done more cooking

Fritters which were pretty good. Gave 5cts

for sick men in Hospital. Rumours Bombing

Japs & Samatra from Aussie with Flying

Fortresses. Russia took 3 important towns from

Germany. Yanks doing well up North.

Received Soap issue.
 

8.6.42

MONDAY

A holiday for all and a Church Parade

on. Breakfast Rice - Veg Soup. Had a

sleep. Lunch Rice & sun dried fish which

smells terribly & also cut a pineapple. Went

to get some salt but could not buy any.

Had a read & a sleep. Tea. Rice & Veg Soup

Done more cooking fritters which went

well. Brought more frying oil.

9.6.42

TUESDAY

Breakfast. Rice & Soup (Fish & Meat) out

to a Garage Job which was at the half

way house & pulled grass all day.

Lunch Rice & fish Cake also 1 Pineapple.

Marched home arriving home 6.pm.

Pay Day again (Back money) $1 which

nearly makes us Millionaires over here.

Tea Rice & Fr Meat Soup & a [[?at]] Pasty.

Fresh Fish came in today but not enough

for 3 & 4 Groups so they cooked them in

a batter & gave them to the lads in

the Hospital out of the groups. Done

more cooking tonight & went well

Rumours. Jap Submarines shelled

Sydney & Newcastle & Aussie Sank

8 Submarines of the Japs. Big

Naval Battle [[on at?]] Midway Island

& is believed the Japs lost 2 complete

aircraft carriers. Mexico has

joined in with the Allies. Russia

is doing very well forcing the Huns

back 90 mile in a day. America

has 1,000,000 Troops overseas. The

British have landed the biggest

Convoy of troops since the war in

India. Jack of Padre taking parties

out to bury the fallen on the island.

10.6.42

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast Rice & Soup (Fr Meat). Out to the

Quarry. Went on the Company scrounging

party for Pineapples & got a few Ripe ones.

Lunch Rice & 1 Slice Pineapple. Got my haversack

home with the cookhouse. On the trolleys

carting stone to the crusher. A Jap out the

Quarry has been to America for 20 years &

talks the Yankee Slang. Had to march

home & got home at 6.45pm. Tea Rice &

Soup (Fr Meat) & a Rice Cake. Too tired to cook

tonight. Rained all morning.

11.6.42

THURSDAY

Breakfast Rice & Veg Soup. Out with No2

Group to the Race Course pulling weeds

Lunch Rice Grated Pineapples. Had 2hrs

for lunch & then rain came down.

Knocked off 6 PM & was driven home.

Pinched some 2" FH nails from the Jap

truck. Muster Parade 7PM for the Japs

& finished 8.30PM. Tea Rice & Veg Soup

& 1 Fritter & was nice. Syanon times

says Japs are willing to shake hands

with Aussie otherwise they will cripple

Aussie. Also Germany will be deciding

Peace Terms instead of Britain.

Heard how the shortage of tools came

about. The lads have been selling

them to the Boongs for $1 & $2 each.

12.6.42

FRIDAY

Breakfast. Rice & (Fr Meat) Soup. Ready for

the Quarry & after waiting in the rain till

11.30PM were given a holiday. Ernie Maddison

bought the Syanon Times & they are sinking

more Naval ships & doing very well without

any losses themselves. Also claimed to

have shelled Sydney & Newcastle. They

have sunk 5 USA Aircraft Carriers & 120 Planes
Last edited by:
Ray StenhouseRay Stenhouse
Last edited on:

Last updated: