Diary George Loughlin Blore - May - October 1940 - Part 7

16.8.40
Captain Fr

24.8.40
17.8.40
Big air raid near here this
evening, 3 machines raided
Aldershot, blew up a power house,
also a train loaded with munitions
came over our hospital very low.

26/8/40
wrote to Jean
25/8/40
Lone raider circled overhead, three

times over our hospital fairly

low one stage. British fighter

went up after him putting in a ½

bright flash of tracer in him

& receiving same with compliments

archie & searchlights followed him

12 new men have joined our

unit making things a lot

easier for us all.

Official six days leave starts

Tuesday, will probably

spend it with Farrars.
wrote to Jean 26^th

27.8.40
Wonderful news. Six days leave

starting tues evening

After fixing up rail warrants

free to any place in England

Scotland or Wales, also 14.6

for the six days as well as

all money credited to us

we caught a train, I went to

London, stayed there overnight,

2 air raid alarms during evening

first one lasting from 8 to 12

& the next from 1 to 3

so had only about 3 hours 

sleep.

Arising in the morning, 

caught the Birmingham

train from Euston,

passing thru some

wonderful country

on the way after about 

2 ½ hours arrived at

Birmingham only to

discover I should have 

changed at Coventry for Kenilworth

where I was staying with 

the Farrars.

Eventually arrived there.

Next I settled in for the 

six days. How good to see

Dick again after so long,

never thinking that I would

again. Dick being on duty 

with the balloon barrage

I strolled down to Kenilworth

castle next morning, only about

 ½ mile away, & spent the morning

looking around at the 

old banqueting halls &

other old rooms.

obtained postcards.

Later in the morning caught a bus

to Coventry & lunched there

with Dick at Pattisons.

Strolled around afterwards

finding it not so interesting

of course as other places,

being an industrial city.

Back to tea after tea settled

down for the evening, air alarm 

went, this continued to 

happen every evening I was there.

one night I could see the

parachute flares they dropped

to find their targets.

Next day I went to Leamington

spa. An interesting & rather

attractive town, bands

concerts are being held in

the gardens every day so I 

went across & listened, I met

a very interesting canadian airman

here, he had been to India, Egypt,

Norway, Aust, & France & has seen

quite a lot of action at the front

over in France & Norway.

Its most amusing to walk along

& hear people whispering to

one another "Australian"

I don't think they had seen any 

others.

Spent next day at Warwick Castle

the most beautiful one I have

yet seen & in a good state of

preservation. took some

photos from inside.

Also visited Lord Lycesters

hospital, now used as a 

home for 12 old soldiers.

Built in 1571 it is an 

amazing piece of good carving

The Lycester arms & shields

hanging everywhere.

Here there were many interesting

relics dating back to 1400 cent.

Coming home received 2 snappy

salutes from 2 tommy privates

they think we are officers

in our shoes & tie.

Really most embarrassing.

Next day we went for 

a 100 miles drive thru

the cotswolds & on the

a place called Bibury.

a wonderful old place,

many tourists from other countries

go there, its reckoned one

of the prettiest towns in

England. Monday eventually

arrived & so 

homeward once again to

Surrey.

Yesterday wed, a terrific

battle was fought overhead

at a tremendous height, we

could only see the planes as

the sun caught their wings,

& hear the machine guns 

rattling.

wrote to Stew.
Mum.
Mr Leane.
Thurs,
Sat.
Thurs.
5.9.40
Sat.

Visited a very nice home near

MIlford station, had an intro

to one of the daughters there.

lovely garden, trout stream,

tennis court etc.

air raids as usual.

Sun

Tremendous air raid in London

overnight, about 600 planes

came over, our chaps beat them

off after a terrific battle bringing

99 of them down, we lost

15. Waterloo has met its

waterloo in other words has

been blown ^flooded up. traffic has been

disorganized - properly, docks received

damage also. All leave has been

cancelled, looks as if we are bound

for Palestine after all.
wrote to Pat.
Helen
Roe.
Jean
9/9/40
Mon

wrote to Ian.

Mrs Mackay.

Peter

Jeffrey.

Tues. 10^th 

Wed 11^th

Usual air raids, went to

Guilford to see "Gaslight"

Thurs. ¹² went to see Sybil

Levenson at Milford, went for a 

walk past sweet water a wonderful

spot, like a small lake with

different species of wildfowl

roaming about.

Friday ^13th. XX Gas lecture, Major

Maughan afterwards reminding

us of our obligation to vote

Had a great laugh when 

one of the sisters asked

Mon 15^th 

wrote to Baden

Gilbert.

SAT. 14^th 

wrote to Dick

Mrs Farrar   

Herb.

if only ratepayers had to vote.

Sat 14^th

Sun 15^th                                    

Entertained in afternoon by family at Godalming

then on to see Miss Sybil Leverson.

very active archie tonight, also

planes.

Mon 16^th

wrote to Eric Stockton.

Tom Jones                                                   

Marg McKechnie

Mum.

17^th 9/40.

Tues. 

normal day

Wed

Went for a decent spin on

Roys bike today, doing about

18 miles thru the most

beautiful country.

Thurs.

Nothing of importance, did some

shopping & collected photos in Godalming.

 Fri.

Photos of six days leave

came out real well.

Letter to Jean 

 1/10/40

Sat 

Slept all day.

Our cricket team were beaten by

about 14 runs playing against

Hambledon.

Sun 

repeated yesterdays

programme

letter to Jean

Mon Tues.1^ST OCT. 

Last Sun played cricket against

Whitely cricket team, my wicket

they had 79 to their score, we had

56. a jolly good match.

Fri wrote to Herb

Home.

received letter from Jean

dated 9.8.40 answered.

also from Tom Jones

also from home

wrote to Jean. 11^th

Wed 9^th Oct.

Thurs. 10^th

nothing much

Friday 11^th Jean

Pat.

wrote to Mum

Mon  21^st

Nothing much happened

in between 11^th & 21^st

for future reference.

Sin appeared thru Adam, all of us sin.

if a man says he has no sin he

is a liar & decieves himself.

there is none righteous, no, not one.

Must

We must excercise every faculty

God has given us.

take home.

new anthems, songs, records, 3 watches.

London C.M.S. wings & books. seeds to plant.

maps. camera. cine. & accessories of activities.

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