Diary of Denis Patrick (alias Rupert Bert Patrick), 1941-1945 - Part 15

Conflict:
Second World War, 1939–45
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  • Documents and letters
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AWM2020.22.223
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get the instenent mnam off clest today thank goodness it was are sod of a peps - but to the sun store today had quete a good tup up with to somes Dt pinitites, in the attantes – they was cold going but it was and a treok to see the sen received a pireel fom a gial way back in sussil it extained Khaks socks. Idot Khake socks - setario, I dont ancke Tale pawdes– which I dont it I reed- but the dear guls best ws ale agreet a card pwel darne 26 pat it Dent to toun to night had again a two of lillerds, a gaint of bont the adjourred to the ary and any chb to whit officers of the effe as fase have an ope invilit its a cosey little jout with rathig much to do mept and and the usual pest tie groy we get alay well with the cansdears ll, but the Englishig are had to get to know, bey the jolly old school tie and all that what what type Willoughty
kind has it that to moven is pay day so hav can I be ead, they dont give us any soe but just tell us its in the bank It will be like many fom poppa altlough the it much to spend it on except the tailds and I a bein ore hundeed a so lick but be io go to blages, until I se fit to give be some ob it to has been a lunby so I'll just hold at until he tht ill is lost thesls sod yet matter gle day his ary ayil nierty up with a littele gold ipsue sout & 150 lucps One it po in but measly gets a palite litte note reguet to anaunce that the said sum has been paid into the said r mont book In the mean time life goes a in consdee will estade to of maying detar to The ch theinfriendly voice of te cantiies boadearts on and on about its new lasestive pell whech toopecal acts with the sappedity stern and its pink pells for pcle ladies of tell what a dopes sow it so Eussia seens to be s its last Ago and things dont look too wight from she peent I view but thee will be l long sou day Ive as doet chiis tolks
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till feel like a ned bat been In getting used to a diet of aspoor and g fouit juice- st Des is a leng meverful save with a sad face and ablande had . He mest be very pilliant though, as he disguesed mmy case of fhe in about the quarters of an heve- Rogusled to turing in a little in the wise let. The mases was good class and very pleasung to my teled and brakur frame t apaid the getting on this dogs disease too quiekly, the uply togy waho hess at me with dripping fing and it looks like the claims again toorot naybe Sunday the wost is insnting up wound me sone but I lough be ha & I ling be he because do dine with swat after lows, so lelp ne Pat but thre is going to be a day of acoung good news come fom heme tody a letter frm wam - one from gran aunt D dis Dad - also a sl son wish les a motter from Cot who is now in Dafe Dackatelewan dai or
Tort a little mnituet today efest I infoluately had to go dask to wl in the afternoon and try and pict up for wloe shal left off at tose trugled stonds o bee out in the cold cold would again with out a more and its net as let Bet to the piture at night a can cland busel & in a carredy, actualty it was quite a good aboo well writer euthoith played and altogether will beloned alown Rebaial veryy indeedt wis supposed to as a sadies of us fight today bt the cul was as ad the wids walking as it didnt come off I m quite a lot behind in stae arl thi flel lnseners but s rppo oy led vork and the gen of por He get on it my wess bill ane with a toush and setly of 128.20 wih is qite a let yr then I expected bt its all in the game I suppose an cant be an office an a gatt and live uaimall pos sid post cads du some ax ad prred at
5 was all aet ip to so an intersty in ception poblin in the a today for new York and it save but a sae frt will ilesed in e ecepti was to be an ligh speed lauh whch was garpe straight I was cat te excuse id to b sory concelled The amxson palment has jut made its treceiet see is goy warter of a tt to allow undartion to lary an and to side with delagnt Bs Haw docadfel – also a sadh statene says the ausues ay i be figte that ss in the cincens- wall a acts and id a bet Hhe lett is quite on lep reco. Turting anly ithe dact s of the wolds affect was al day of out and gladueed, the wold is ane more at peace py would alther I be that tuty night places faile to return from ane nights banbing Io the afternaly I went to by imal singirg man, by thent canted half way though and h had to wll it a say_ Ile by played the stative tean rugby and were duly defected 6.5 Int out a honbly piti whit srety svoes a same on thse pages wen to the local lop i and give tt guls a break- took ae done seme she asked ne roud tonaon to be contined
as I ponsed the serise would be concerned wll it was I paind my best losly into that daws so all the afteraor but shes just solid cptal like all the rest didn't even ask ae to lave on up of th - so dask you, what a country continueg the va 94 places were lost in seids last week and in return the satich light oms ague & Paulope sak the mclantia ad a tipe does emise in the by of Perants yesterday lo time neareles an and the death tll wites a t Cull rading though tups of the most inpalstable smch drente the vay of work- wiste lane tought h papes of the best or the wt altlough I dment say what a sunt of a plec I town is and that it is_ Ihe m papped out for a biiel nement then with ane is if in shane- mather wanth of this place and 120 be a case for the out fastory- the people are dunt inctecited sck up posr and sitlent hospitality, dy not in this own pits of desper I did like up dow to pass wicke in fatuee– by up in ween full it lelt sugs 8t
St aned Dt laved
It lavied Dav

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26    1941

We had a compulsory church

parade this morning, but when I

looked out & saw the icy blast

a blowing I decided to do my

worship in a state of sub conscious

bliss, so I rolled over blessed

humanity in general including Hitler

and slept until lunch time

when I attacked one of P.E.J's

famous chicken dinners - The mess

certainly is good here - at night

I was granted the honorary title

of Cardinal Puff.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27    1941

Not too happy today after my

Cardinal Puffery, got hopelessly

mixed up in a radius of action

problem and finally turned it

in volubly cursing Radius & his

action

Had a lecture on meteorology

slept soundly through the

lesson, and shocked the gentleman

by so doing - but I have lost

heart in cloudy Joe & his cold

fronts and millibars.

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28   1941

Got the instrument exam off my

chest today thank goodness, it

was one sod of a paper - but

so the sun shone today had

quite a good trip up north

to various D.R. positions, in

the Atlantic - Flying was cold

going but it was such a break

to see the sun.

Received a parcel from a

girl way back in Aussie it

contained Khaki socks - I don't wear

Khaki socks - Tobacco, I dont smoke

Talcum powder - which I doubt if I

need - but the dear girl's heart was good

she signed a card/ Muriel Ingram 36 Forsyth St

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29   1941

Went to town to-night had a game

or two of billiards, a game of bowls

then adjourned to the army and navy

club to which officers of the affs

Air Force have an open invitation

its a cosey little joint with

nothing much to do. except read

and the usual past-time grog.

We get along well with the

Canadians here, but the

Englishmen are hard to get

to know, being the jolly old

school tie and all that

what what types.

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30    1941

Rumor has it that tomorrow

is pay day so how can I be

sad, they don't give us any doe

but just tell us its in the

bank - It will be like money

from poppa. Although there isn't

much to spend it on except

the tailor and I owe him

one hundred or so buck but

he can go to blazes, until

I see fit to give him some

of it, he has been a humbug

so I'll just hold out until

he thinks all is lost the old

sod.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31    1941

Yet another gala day, His very Royal

Majesty coffed up with a little gold

150 bucks to be pedantic about it

One isn't paid in money any more

but merely gets a polite little

note regret to announce that

the said sum has been paid

into the said persons account

book

In the mean time life goes on

in Canada with astounding monotony

The very amazing station has

2cL, the unfriendly voice of the

maritimes broadcasts on and on

about its new laxative pill which

acts with the rappidity of a tropical

storm - and its pink pills for

pale ladies oh hell what a dopey

show it is.

Russia seems to be on its last

legs, and things don't look too

bright from our point of view

but there will be a silver

lining some day I've no doubt

cheerio folks

 

SATURDAY,  NOVEMBER  1

All Saints day, I imagine is the

day of all saints, so what. its

raining - Had my usual weekend

singing lesson with old fizzle wig

and in the evening went to the

pictures and sat out some

impossible story about brave air-

line pilots in all sorts of

impossible positions -

But then this is a strange

people, and I suppose even the

screwballest things are possible

went to bed early with all

the symptoms necessary to indicate

to the dumbest wit - the flue

hangs perilously near.

SUNDAY,  NOVEMBER 2    1941

Well here I am in hospital, with

the flue, I should have been in the

States "maken da big doe" with

prophetical ability like this.

The ward is pretty decent with

a bell service, a wireless, a nurse, infact

every convenience the western young

man desires - However with a temp.

of 103 I don't feel up to addressing

the furniture or pictures but the

nursey well thats different. I'mnot

dead yet. - Everytime she looks

at me she laughs - it must 

be my face.

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3   1941

Still feel like a red hot bun

I'm getting used to a diet of

aspros and grape fruit juice - The

Doc is a long mournful [one?]

with a sad face and blonde

hair - He must be very brilliant

though, as he diagnosed my

case of flue in about three

quarters of an hour - Progressed

to tuning in a little on the wireless.

The music was good class

and very pleasing to my tired

and broken frame

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4    1941

I'm afraid this getting over this dogs

disease too quickly, the ugly bogey

work leers at me with dripping fangs

and it looks like the chain again

tomorrow. - maybe Thursday.

The sweat is mounting up around 

me now, but I laugh ha' ha' & I

laugh he' he' because I'm done with

sweat after hours, so help me Peet

but there is going to be a day of

reconning. ---

Good news comes from home today

a letter from Mum - one from gran

Aunt D, Iris Dad - also a letter from

Uncle Les & another from Col. who

is now in Dafoe Saskatchewan doing B & G.

 

WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 5    1941

Took a little nourishment today infact

I unfortunately had to go back to work

in the afternoon and try and pick

up from where I had left off - ah

those tangled strands - so dim out

in the cold cold world again without

a nurse and its not so hot

Went to the pictures at night and

saw Rowland Russel &

in a comedy, actually & was

quite a good show - Well written

Brilliantly played - and altogether a

well balanced show - Returned

weary indeed:

THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER 6   1941

Was supposed to do a radius of action

flight today but the ceiling was zero

and the birds walking so it didn't come

off. I am quite a lot behind in studies

over this flue business but I suppose

by hard work and the grace of god

I'll get over it. - my mess bill arrived

with a flourish and rattling of coins

$28.20. - which is quite a lot

more than I expected - but it's

all in the game I suppose - one

can't be an officer and a gentleman

and live economically - posted

six post cards - did some swat

and passed out 

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7  1941

Was all set up to do an interesting

interception problem in the air today

but a warm front came up from

New York and the weather closed in

The interception was to be on a

high speed launch which was

coming from gaspe straight I was

sorry when the exercise had to be

cancelled.

The American Parliament has

just made its "gravest statement in

a quarter of a century" She is going

to allow merchantmen to carry arms

and to trade with belligerent Ports

How dreadful - also a radio statement

says the Aussies may soon be fighting

the Huns in the Causcasus -

Did a bit of work on astro and

ship Reco. - The latter is quite an

interesting subject - learning the characteristics

of the worlds different navies,

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8    1941

Ah' day of rest and gladness, the world

is once more at peace (my world) although

I hear that ninety thirty eight planes fail^ed

to return from one nights bombing.

In the afternoon I went to my

usual singing lesson, my throat

conked half way through and I

had to call it a day - The boys

played the station team rugby and

were duly defeated 6-3 - I sat

out a horrible picture which scarcely

deserves a name on these pages - went

to the local hop. any and gave the

girls a break - took one dame home

she asked me round to-morrow.

to be continued

 

SUNDAY,  NOVEMBER 9    1941

As I promised the episode would be

continued, well it was. I poured

my best booze into that dames ear

all the afternoon but shes just

solid crystal like all the rest

didn't even ask me to have a cup

of tea. - so I ask you, what a

country - continuing the war 94

planes were lost in raids last week

and in return the British light

cruisers Agave & Penelope sank ten

merchantmen and a Friespe class

cruiser in the bay of Feranto yesterday

so time marches on and the death

& all marches on too

MONDAY,  NOVEMBER 10   1941

Still wading through heaps of the

most unpalatable drivel drivile -

the way of work - wrote home tonight five

pages of the best or the worst - although

I do say what a dump of a place

Ch'town is and that it is. - The sun

popped out for a brief moment then

withdrew as if in shame -

Another month of this place and I'll

be a case for the nut factory - the

people are dumb, uneducated, stuck up

poor, and without hospitality, may

they rot in their own pits of despair.

I shall take up chess to pass my weekends

in future. - My cup of sorrow is now full

its bitter dregs I too must sup.

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11    1941
Remembrance Day
It Rained
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12    1941
It Rained

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13    1941
It Rained
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14    1941
Its still Raining

 

 

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