Diary of Robert Russell Walker, 1941-1945 - Part 6
OUR 3rd HOME 4th AVENUE 24 AUG 42 -
TOP FLOOR
Floor Plan (refer to original)
GROUND FLOOR
Floor Plan (refer to original)
MOVES SINCE JOINING A.I.F. 28 NOV 40
Lismore to Grovelly Coys I have had
Grovelly B " " A "C" Coy
Grovelly " Redbank "3" Coy Adm Pk
Redbank " Bathurst "3" " 4th Av M.Ts & RATIONS
Bathurst " Changi "B" " Changi
Changi " Kota Tingi "2" " Havelock Rd
K.Tingi " Changi "B" " Changi
Changi " Jasin "A" " "
Jasin " Kota Tingi "3" Thailand
Kota Tingi " Jementah "2" P.O.W. Camp 7
Jementah action to Singapore HOSP 'A' STAFF. THAIL'ND
Singapore to Changi WARDMASTER. W 6 " "
Changi " Hospital "E" WARD BURMA
Hospital " Changi OC. WARDS KLM
Changi " Adam Pk " " 3 "DYS"
Adam Pk " Bukit Timah " " 6 "
B. Tumah " Changi UNDERTAKER KANBURI
Changi " Havelock Rd O.C. "DOWN COUNTY" PARTY
Havelock Rd " River Valley Rd H.Q. COY. CHANGI
R/Valley Rd " Havelock Rd ADMIN (GOAL CENTURIAN)
Havelock Rd " Changi OFFR'S GROUP
Changi " Thailand OC HUT "EI"
Thailand " Burma O.C. A.I.F. 'Q' PARTY
Burma " Thailand No COY 2/26 BN
Thailand " Singapore (Changi)
Changi " Changi Goal
Changi Gaol " Johore Bahru
Johore Bahru " Changi
THINGS ONE MISSES IN A P.O.W. CAMP
Wife, family, home
Freedom mail from home
Nice sponge cake with Jelly filling & cream on top
Sweets, Fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh meat, (although
we have a little) bread, butter, Jam (a little of each we get now)
Grills
Beer or Stenalio
S car to run about in
Plenty of clothes
Soap for washing, razor blades, in fact all toilet articles.
Lackies. The Club
The surf
Somewhere to spend money and some money to spend
Decent bed.
1943 2-26 Bn CHOLERA - DEATHS (Thailand 1943) MAY -
18 May Pte Bazzo 30 May Pte BENHAM. E J. 8 June WOII WILSON H.N. "C"
21 " " While .H. 31 " " SANDS .E. 8 " Pte GIBBARDS. F.D.
" " Cpl LAWSON W " " " HANSEN .W. 11 " " TURNER. H.W.
26 " " COMERFORD J. "C" " " S/SGT GIBBS F.O. "C" 13 " " PAYNE T.R.
27 " Pte BOON J.C. "C" " " Pte GRANT E.R. "C" 16 " * " KLIENDIEST
" " " BIDSTRUP N. "C" 1 JUN " KEELING J.W. 20 " + Pte KERR G.A. "C"
" " " FLYNN. C " " " OSTROPHSKI D.E. 21 " + " BLACKWELL J.
" " " O'CONNOR R " " " MALLORY W.E. 5 JULY * " BILLINGHURST
" " " LONG G 2 " " BLACOW W 10 " * + " MUSSING W.
" " Cpl PEDELTY W "C" " " " BENNETT A.E. 27 " ¤ Sgt COUGHRANE .T.
28 " Pte FITAPARICK .R. 3 " " TWYFORD .G. 31 " Pte GILCHRIST .J.
" " Sgt MULVENA W.A. 4 " " McFAYDEN J.A. "C" 9 AUG ¤ " BROCKHURST A.N.
29 " Pte YOUNG A.C. 5 " " RICKARD J.N. " " ¤ " ROWE H.V.
" " " HOLLYMAN W.A. 5 " " McDOWELL W.E. 13 " ¤ Sgt MOONEY J.
2 JUNE " McLEOD J.D. 6 " " SELLICK .M 14 " ¤ Pte BOWERS H.E.
29 MAY " UNDERWOOD C.W. "C" 6 " " IRWIN R 22 " ¤ " SPLETTER J.
Cpl PORTER ¤ ¤ DYSENTRY 27 " ¤ " MCEVOY A
B/WATER ∇∇ * CEREBAL MALARIA 30 " ¤ " ROW
+ CARDIAC B.BERI
PURCHASES TOILET ARTICLES ------------ ESTIMATED FINANCIAL STATE ---------------
FOR 12 MTHS
Razor Blades 10 Pkts 15. 0 1942 ₤ 448 : 15 : 3
Shav'g Soap 3 tubes 6. 0 1945 341 : 15 : 6
Hairoil 12 Jars 18. 0 1944 341 : 15 : 6
Combs 2 2. 0 1945 341 : 15 : 6
Toothbrushes 4 8. 0
" " 4 8. 0
Bootpolish 20 @ 6₫ 10. 0
Toilet soap 26 @ 4₫ 8. 8-
₤3.16. -
CLOTHING PURCHASES .
2 Suits @ ₤7.7.0 & ₤8.8.0 ₤15.15.0
3 Prs work'g trousers @ 45/- 6 underpants @ 4/6 8.2.0
6 Shirts @ 12/6 3.15.0
1 Hat 1. 5.0
2 Prs Shoes @ 32/6 3.5.0
6 Pr Sox @ 4/6 1. 7.0
4 Ties @ 4/6 18.0
1 Sports Coat 3.5.0
1 Swimming Trunks 1 .1.0
1 Overcoat 4. 4.0
Odds & ends 3.10.0
₤49.7.0
Cash by Xmas 1942
9 Months deferred pay ₤ 61 . 17 .6
Present " " 53 .16 .6
9 Months pay 151 . 5 .0
Pay now in pay book 58 .3 .9
Doubtful remittance 25 .0 .0
₤352 .2 .9
₤ 1370
1942
Rough estimate expenditure Paybook 222 . 1 . 7 )
Holiday 100 ) Draft & Uni Allow 30 . 0 . 0 ) ₤1645 . 11 . 2
House 100 ) Def 'd Pay 129 . 15 . 6 )
Save 100 ) Allot' Bank 66 . 18 . 2 )
Clothing 53 ) ₤ 448 . 15 . 3 )
₤353 )
Pay due in fortnightly periods Deferred Pay Bank Allot ½ of Total
1 - 14 Jan 1943 7 . 14 . 0 3 . 3 . 0 1 . 16 . 2 12 . 13 . 2
5 - 28 " 15 . 8 . 0 6 . 6 . 0 3 . 12 . 4 25 . 6 . 4
29 - 11 Feb 23 . 2 . 0 9 . 9 . 0 5 . 8 . 6 37 . 19 . 6
12 - 25 " 30 . 1 6 . 0 12 . 12 . 0 7 . 4 . 8 50 . 12 . 8
26 - 11 March 38 . 10 . 0 15 . 15 . 0 9 . 0 . 10 63 . 5 . 10
12 - 25 " 46 . 4 . 0 18 . 18 . 0 10 . 17 . 0 75 . 19 . 0
26 - 8 April 53 . 18 . 0 22 . 1 . 0 12 . 13 . 2 88 . 12 . 2
9 - 22 " 61 . .12 . 0 25 . 4 . 0 14 . 9 . 4 101 . 5 . 6
23 - 6 May 69 . 6 . 0 28 . 7 . 0 16 . 5 . 6 113 . 18 . 5
7 - 20 " 77 . 0 . 0 31 . 10 . 0 18 . 1 . 8 126 . 11 . 8
21 - 3 June 84 . 14 . 0 34 . 13 . 0 19 . 17 . 10 139 . 4 . 10
3 - 17 " 92 . 8 . 0 37 . 16 . 0 21 . 14 . 0 151 . 18 . 0
18 - 1 July 100 . 2 . 0 40 . 19 . 0 23 . 10 . 2 166 . 11 . 2
2 - 15 " 107 . 16 . 0 44 . 2 . 0 25 . 6 . 4 177 . 4 . 4
16 - 29 " 115 . 10 . 0 47 . 5 . 0 27 . 2 . 6 189 . 17 . 6
30 - 12 August 123 . 4 . 0 50 . 8 . 0 28 . 18 . 8 202 . 10 . 8
13 - 26 " 130 . 18 . 0 53 . 11 . 0 30 . 14 . 10 215 . 3 . 10
27 - 9 September 138 . 12 . 0 56 . 14. 0 32 . 11 . 0 227 . 17 . 0
10 - 13 " 146 . 6 . 0 59 . 16 . 0 34 . 7 .2 240 . 10 . 2
14 - 27 " 154 . 0 . 0 63 . 0 . 0 36 . 3 . 4 253 . 3 . 4
28 - 11 October 161 . 14 . 0 66 . 3 . 0 37 . 19 . 6 265 . 16 . 6
11 - 24 " 169 . 8 . 0 69 . 6 . 0 39 . 15 . 8 278 . 9 . 8
25 - 7 November 177 . 2 . 0 72 . 9 . 0 41 . 11 . 10 291 . 2 . 10
8 - 21 " 164 . 16 . 0 75 . 12 . 0 43 .8 . 0 303 . 16 . 0
22 - December 192 . 10 . 0 78 . 15 . 0 45 . 4 . 2 316 . 9 . 2
5 - 18 200 . 4 . 0 61 . 18 . 0 47 . 0 . 4 329 . 2 . 4
19 - 1 January 207 . 18 . 0 85 . 1 . 0 48 . 16 . 6 341 . 15 . 6
ADDITIONS TO HOUSE
Back verandah - Glassed in with sliding windows.
Workroom with bench and tools.
Complete, Garage board in sides
Floor plan, see original
P.O.W - ADAM PARK - CANTEEN PRICES 1942 1944
Aspargus 80¢ Chinese Sauce 45¢ Sauce 90¢
Pilchards 65¢ Pineapple Cubes 45¢ W/Sauce 1.75
Pork & Beans 60¢ Soap 18 - 20¢ Cigars 10 & 14¢
Soups 40¢ Coconuts 3 - 5¢ Cigs 1.25 [[??]]
Honey 50¢ - $1.50 Coconuts .75
Tomato Sauce 50¢ Sugar 3.40
Biscuits 10¢ Gula 1.80
Bread Rolls 10¢ Pencils 1.80
Cigs 15 - 25 - 30¢ Paw Paw (Med) 1.60
Cigars 30¢ packet of 10
Jams 80 tin Dec 44 Nov 44 Sep 44
Java $3.00 Sugar $10.00 Gula - $5 lb
C/nuts $1.50 cheroots .25 ($7.00 Gula 5.40 Sugar-($6.40 lb
Salt 2.40 ($10.00 Cigs 2.00 Tob, Java-$1.90oz
Peanuts $12.80 Peanuts - 6.80
Cigars - 20¢ ea
Salt 1.40 lb
Onions - 37¢ oz
ONE WEEKS MENU - 4th AVENUE Cig papers - 30¢ Pkt
22 - 29 JULY
WED BR'KFAST RICE, STEW, EGG, TEA
LUNCH " FRIED VEGETABLES
TEA " MEAT & VEG STEW, DATE PASTIE
THURS BR'KFAST " & EGG
LUNCH " MUSHROOM SOUP
TEA " & M & V STEW, PINEAPPLE PASTIE
FRI BR'KFAST " & M & V " + EGG
LUNCH " VEG STEW
TEA " M & V ", BAKED PUMPKIN, CABBAGE
2 CAKES
PINEAPPLE
SAT BR'KFAST " MUSHROOM SOUP
LUNCH " JAM & PINEAPPLE
TEA NO ) ROAST MEAT BOILED SPINAH, ASPARGUS ON TOAST
RICE) " PUMPKIN GRAVY,
) " YAM PINEAPPLE PIE, CIGARS
SUN BR'KFAST RICE, NEAT STEW, EGG
LUNCH PINEAPPLE, RICE BREAD, CUCUMBER, ETC (No rice)
TEA RICE, MEATSTEW, BAKED VEG'S PUMPKIN PIE
MON BR'KFAST RICE, MEAT STEW, 2 EGGS
LUNCH BREAD PINEAPPLE ETC
TEA RICE STEW VEGS DATE PASTIE
TUES BR'KFAST RICE STEW
LUNCH STEW, BREAD JAME ETC
TEA STEAK, R'ST VEG'S PPASTIE
In addition to the foregoing we
always have morning & afternoon
teas with some cookie, usually
of rice cubes or scones. (Supper too)
On the table we have Salt
& Pepper, Rice Bread & Margarine, Jam,
Tomatoe Sauce, Vegemite and
Coconut and Pineapple when
available, toasted rice bread, Worcestershire
Sauce.
OUR HOME 4th JULY -
Floor Plan of House
Refer to original
OUR 2nd HOME 3rd AVENUE 13 AUG 42
Floor Plan of House
Refer to original
---------------------------BANGPONG --- TO -- TAM BUSIAT ------------------------------
KILOMETRES ==== 1943 - 1944 ====
DISTANCES
APRIL UP DOWN MARCH CAMPS REMARKS
25 0 433 0 BANPONG Starting point for march North
26 25 408 25 TARO First staging camp. Short rest for daytime
28 50 383 25 KANBURI Second " " . Nights rest
29 70 371 20 ONEYA Pagodas on River Bank. Daylight rest.
1 90 351 20 WAMPO 4th staging camp. Nights rest
2 115 338 25 TAHSO Big Base camo "D" Force. Daylight rest.
- 120 328 5 TONSHAN Roadside watering place on top of Long Hill
3 133 318 13 KANYU Camp in bamboo thicket swamp. Daylight rest
5 157 315 24 KINSIOK Night's daylight rest, small coral camp on right of Rd.
Cook house on river
6 183 311 26 WOPING Camp off Rd. Long walk to River. Waterfall. Dutch camp
8 205 305 22 BRENKARI "Hitler" Camp. Nights rest
9 222 300 17 TAKANUN Camp in off Road. Nights rest
10 244 294 22 TAMERAPAR Camp in off road thru car park. Daylight rest.
(Camp in off road on hill. Nights rest)
11 267 274 23 KONKOITA Col Kappe's first HQ's Daylight rest
274 267 7 TIAMONTHA Roadside watering point.
Arr 12
Left 15 294 244 20 NIEKIE (SHIMO) 2 days rest. no shelter
- 300 222 6 NIEKIE Working camp "F" Force H.Q's Ration depot
Arr 15 305 205 5 SHIMO SONKURAI Australian working camp
311 183 6 SONKURAI English working camp
315 157 4 KAMI SONKURAI Australian working camp
318 133 3 CHANGKARANG Working camo. Scotch & English. Ration Depot
328 120 10 BORDER Two Pagoda Pass on border. Two Pagodas.
338 115 10 KANDU Staging rest camp to Tanbaya
351 90 13 APERON Rl'wy siding staging siding for Tanbaya
371 70 20 RONCHI Staging camp for move to Tanbaya. Ration depot
383 50 12 TANBAYA English & Aust hospital
388 25 5 ANAQUIN Purchasing Village from Tanbaya for Canteen etc
433 0 45 TAMBUSIAT I.J.A. base for rl'wy
1
INCIDENTS
Man caught & buried by Japs.
Farting Freda - Annie - Cars on Rubber Estate
Dutch Officer - Clothing
The one time we saw our bombers
Blitz on Kluang Rd
Batu Anum Rd for 1½ hrs hiding from planes
Hours of 11 Ind Div Transport 24 hours of endless traffic
Machine Gunning convoy from air at Jementah
The 2/29 party cut off behind Gemas
Blowing bridges
Dive bombing blitz Simpang Rengam
No of cars & trucks wrecked on the roads
Accuracy of Jap information eg Shelling at Ayer Hitam
Size & Stacks of bomb craters
Planes shot down
John Buswell - Interpreter
C.Q.M.S. delivery of meals etc.
Length & No of marches during withdrawals
Life at Kranji
What is was like sleeping out at nights on cold hard ground
Meals and how we enjoyed them when we got one.
trip to Singapore
Walk over area on Recce
Bath and feed 1st day at 2/30's "B" Echelon
Seeing Athol, Pictures, beer, feed air Raid, bed
Scene of Singapore Air Raid/
Trip back up to C O
Danny Wood's experience
Bombing of 2/26 Car Parl. Armd Cars. Jock Lake, Indians. etc.
Days we were shelled (3) at Kranji - Dud shell 10[?] away
Godown full of food. Indian bakery, Pineapple, Milk etc
2
[[Ron Uiergarry's]] attavck and result M.C
Experiences with traffic etc on Island
Big bomber blacking traffic down rd
Officers who cracked up
How wounded acted and were treated
Experience of 2/30 cove at Gemas escaping in truck.
Type of fighting
The way the 2/30 bashed them at Gemas
Directing the Arty fire on the Mortars
The night of withdrawal from Gemas
Old Malay - Paya Lang who wouldn't stop in boat - may have been Jap
Amount of equipment Respirators personal etc dumped
Farcial scorched earth policy
Doyle's accidental shooting
Nightmare march from Segamat to Embussing Point - Ride on [[Brand]] Car
Night of blowing bridges with Major Shaw & Arthur Watch horn
Unorderly withdrawal of A & B Coys
Putting Arty onto Japs on Rd
A Coy blitzed by Mortars
Sgt Sullivan with 2" Mortar
Armoured cars combing trees with Vickers
Geo Nicholls fate
Sgt Horsley's death
"P.O.W Blues"
Types of planes used by Japs
How the A.A. guns work with "Predictors"
Method of Ja[ flying to avoid A.A. fire
How we lived
Motor boats "Pelawat" Outboards etc
Type of Kranji country
Difficulty in keeping open lines of Com during shelling
Bob Brennan's patrol
3
Blazing oil tanks - Shower of oil
Trip round Naval Base what we saw
Amount of Rolling stock
Meeting of and treatment by the 2/4 M.G.S Bunning, McKinnon
2 Pioneer Cpls who were captured by Japs. Work & return etc
Meeting new C.O.
Lt Col Boyes new job coordinated of Western defences etc
Camouflage net on rd at Kranji
3 Sleepless nights at KRANJI
( Trip to Singapore - bombing raid - meals - pictures - charge sleep - clothes
( G2, Malayan command - Dutch Officer - Geldarde - Searches for Div HQ's - what
( we found - Amount of traffic on Rds - Effort to find Coolies
Kidnapping of me by Japanese (to find Div Cmdr)
Feelings on morning of peace
last barrage of war - [[??]] half under bed.
Hill 100 - homes etc as in [[India]] at rear on 12 Feb 42
Blowing out of fwd Coys at KRANJI
Jap officer aiming pistol at Chinese
Ammo dump. Arms dump
Meals in P.O.W camp - Biscuits - Jam - Small Stews - Rice - Sweet Rice
Raffles college
Behaviour of Japanese
March to Changi - Bodies on road p Amount of transport - smell
of bodies - distance 16 miles - time arrival 0500hrs
P.O.W camp - Excellence of Div. Concert Party - Female impersonator
Inspection by Cmdr J.I.A.
" " " J.I.N.
Sick on 7-3-42. Went to Hospital on 10 Mar 42
Conditions in Ward. Bad orderlies - Thermometer not washed
Food dished as to [[figs]]. Transfer to Dysentry Ward - Better conditions
Blue Calligan who later died. Went home on 15 Mar 42
4 (WX11045)
Solomon
Sick again relapse on the 17 Mar 42 sent back to Hospital better
Ward - Capt B.A. Solomon, Lt G Solomon former cracked skull latter
Malaria, Shrapnel in the leg.
Loss of appetite. Smoking - Pooh! Still Rice! Rice!! Rice!!
Quinine 3 times a day, Lost weight. Good concert parties.
Number of dysentry cases.
Rumours and how they fly - Hope I will be able to see papers when
I get back.
Terribly feeling - Temp to 105o.
Read read read till my eyes gave out.
The beautiful vegemite & doughnuts.
Shaving during the action & washing with one mug of water.
Lieut Williams arrived in our ward with Malaria
Move from one Verandah to the other - the storm that washed us out.
Japanese tanks - types etc
9 days without [["Tom Tit"]] = Had it on 30 Mar 42
No of dead per day
Mr Phillips Red + Pte Evans Amm Park Coy
Shortness my shots
6 A.I.F escaping caught & shot; warning sent to Units - ½ Rations etc
Dud Francis experience in area.
Johnnie's visit to town on clothing recovery - things he brought home
Party of 550 to Singapore.
Troops in Adam's Park being well treated rolls 10¢ Coffee 5¢ Lm'd goods 50¢
Use of herbs & grasses in our stews. Small amount of meat ¾oz when we get it.
The food the boys bought for me, Milk, cheese, cacoa, jam. $5
Methods of getting the latest news
Moved into working party group 22 April 42.
5
Pay with 2/Party. Foods etc.
Work in Quarry. Type of work.
Living conditions. Electric light - Scrounge for material etc
Cooking up Rice Specials. Rice, C. Oil, Chinese Sauce, Salt, Curry!
Fritters Pineapple & boong flour
Tinea still bad 10 May 42
Concert by order of the Japanese - Good One.
Types of tobaccos 10¢ per packet Cigs 10¢ & 25¢
Dedication ceremony of Shrine - Roads & bridges into shrine
Scene of battle in Golf Links, graves, etc
300 trucks per day at quarry -
Weight 2 May 42 10st 4lbs 1 sick
5 Men who escaped - could not get through 1 10yrs Sol. confinmen
2 8yrs " "
(No smokes
(No [[ ??]] 7 - 9 ??
(No latrine
(No clothes
30090 A. I. F to Saigon ∧ or FORMOSA ∧+ 6000 English Athol, Johnny, Basil
Rice bellies - 27ozs weight on 18 May 10st 7lbs
Unusual activity on 17 May - Tools collected etc
Received photos from trunk
17 May Ringworm practically cured
Cpl Sans asking for reference from Col Oakes
19 May change over of guards - No work.
Method of burying Japanese soldiers
Working conditions of Eric Taylors W/Party.
Inactivity becoming very boring - cooking up fritters for lunch
Bodies at camp when boys first arrived Adam Rd
Doherty selling 2 doors for 80¢ Mixture - garlic, leaves, pepper, Salt, spaghetti, polish
Caught cold on 22 May
(100 P.O.WS in Singapore - Blitz - Punishment - 7 Days close confinement
(2 days no rations 3rd day 1 meal - for 7 days 2 meals 65 from MG's
Closer watch on bounds of Camp - AASC cave shot at night in shoulder
Issue fish = how they stank etc. Methods of cooking
Pay 7 June 42 4275 in 5¢ notes. Coy Pay
6
Tinea in testicles - prevalence - treatment etc.
Capt Sabin transferred to Camp HQs 6 June 42
Another Asparagus on the night 10 Jun 42. Whacko!!
Two pays in 3 days making a total of $5.25 for 30 days not had 17.5¢ per day
Tried some 2¢ cigars - not bad either
Yew Tee Village oil tanks - Saw result - result of fire. Armoured car & 2/26 Bn carriers
Another Aspargus Supper 13 June 42
Alot of aerial activity noticed 12 - 14 June 42
Few details of news leaking through and things seem better
Rice Grinder - made out of Lan Mowers & electric motor.
No. of different cig packets. (Even biscuit Packets)
Taken to cigar smoking 2¢ & 3¢ Specials - Oh Yeah!
19 June 42 first news of post cards home.
Electric light bulbs taken off 22 June 42. only blackout tests.
Started engraving 18 June 42.
Japs favourite times God Save King. Auld Lang Syne
Change over to own camp No4 Lieut Oda
CHOLERA!? outbreak in Singapore 29 June 42
Asparagus supper 30 June 42
Light back on 1 July 42. Men walking about collecting grass & K.Kong for stews
New Job commenced. 1 July. [[Slirine]] road neat Bukit Timah. Ford Factory
Runner being sent away.
Cars and Trucks being stacked in Chinese High School
Chinaman's head at Bukit Timah Village
Singing sailors marching past camp.
1400 A.I.F. sent overseas 8 July 42 including Maj Armstrong, Lt Owen
Move to 4th Avenue 16 July 42. House - tents - My own quarters.
All officers above Lt-Col sent to JAPAN
18 July 42 night to pictures. Newsreel, "Gabby" "Jap Drama" "DUMBO" Walt Disney
20 " " Invited to Japs house on 24 July
New Mess at House $1.50 each meals excellent {EALES TRACEY LAMACRAFT }
SEE MENU { SWARTZ WALKER BEIRAE }
{ PADRE FERGUSON ROBERTS }
MESS MEMBERS
7
Weight on 18 July 42 10st 11lbs
" 23 July 42 11st 1lbs
Piano (Baby Grand) added to house furnishings
Huge quantity of chasis etc going past work on road
Oda says "Home in 10 yrs" oh yeah!
Incident by Jap guards on road job. (Slowup - actions - lack of Engish)
Blue Doherty sent back to Changi 28 July 42
Lieut Livingstone to Changi 1 Aug 42
Dinner night 4 Aug 42: Guests Lt. Col Bretherton
MENU: TOMATO SOUP. ROAST MEAT 7 VEGS (G PEAS) STEAM PUDDING & WHITE SAUCE
SAVOURY, FRUIT, BALCK COFFEE, SMOKES 3 BOTTLES "TIGER"
Table: Table Cloth, table centres, Brass Vases, Franji Panni, Brass & Copper ware.
Night work on road to speed up work.
Trip to Pontian Kechil for pineapples - Memorial at JB.
Moved into new house 13 Aug 42
Bacon and eggs for breakfast 17 Aug 42
Started to learn Nipporgo 15 Aug 42.
21/8/42 Trip to Singapore with purchase committee. Method of bringing. Trip home. Aero parts, cars , etc strucked near wharves
22/8/42 " for pineapples to Pont Kechil. Day in village cigs, fruit, eggs, etc. Arrived home 10pm
" " First news of Camps 6 & 7 going back to Changi we stay move to No 7 area
24/8/42 Move to new HQs
Weight on 29 Aug 42 11st 4½lbs
29/8/42 John Eales goes back to Changi for treatment
Night of 28th search by Nips for petrol & money nil result.
1/9/42 Inspection by new Jap Staff. First news of $100 pay per month
Petrol racket how why & where managed.
Jap blitz re "Promise not to escape" forms 20,000 men in Barrock square. 72 hrs no food.
News of men's release Changi 5 Sept 42
South African Red + Jam, Kaffir meal etc lollies, Soupman
Pay no bonus 8 Sept 42 Weight 8 Sept 11st 7lbs
10 - 12 Left Shrine Dedication - celebrations - March out - boxing etc - Beer prizes
16 Sept 42 Changi over of Coy - Look over Rations & M.T.
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