Wallet 5 of 5 - Diary of Francis Russell James Day, volume 2 of 2, 1943-1945, Part 6

September.

Sunday 10^th

Library 1100 hrs (211). Down to see Don

Up to Jail in evening

Monday 11^th

Library 1100hrs. Swim 1530 hrs. "Housie"

Tuesday 12^th.

Lib. 1100 hrs. Swim 1530. Music by

Camp Band.
Hand drawn diagram - see original document      
Wednesday 13^th

Ray Treatment. Library 1100hrs. Doing

a bit of Lettering.

Thursday 14^th

Library 1100hr , Ray Treatment . Reading

a good book on Interior Decoration

Friday 15^th.

Swim 1000 hrs water fine. "Design" a

very good book on it. Yarning on

Home & things there etc. 

Saturday 16^th.

Swim 1000hrs. Library in afternoon. 

Still doing a bit of Cake lettering

& Sund issue of 1oz camp made Tobacco

Sunday 17^th

Day off. Casualties list from "A" & "D"

Forces. D. Burton, T. Jones. C.Peter.

J Watts died information not confirmed

Charlie down in afternoon.

Monday 18^th.

Library 1100hrs. Mail waiting to be

censored. Down to see Don & Co.

Alan's Party. Mail in at 2100 hrs

Tuesday 19^th.

Ray Treatment, too wet to swim.

Two letter cards 1 from Mum & Aud.

(3-2-44 - 14-2-44)

Lecture on Cricket.

Wednesday 20^th      

Hand drawn diagram -see original document

Card From Mum 8-2-44.

Library 1100 hrs.

Thursday 21^st

Library. 1100hrs. Ray Treatment 0930

Friday 22^nd

Ray. - Library. Don & Co up.

Lecturetter - Swim 1430 hrs

Saturday 23^rd

Library. 1100 hrs. Card from Mum 9-6-44 (Tobacco issue)

Sunday 24^th.

Bed de-bugging. Library 1100 - 1230hrs

Rest all afternoon.

Monday 25^th.

Ray-Treatment. Library 1100hrs

Concert opened (Ticket for 1st night

with Don - Allen - Padre - Len - Bert.

A pretty fair show.

Tuesday 26^th
Ray. Library. Letter & Card from
Home Letter from Mum 13-12-43 Card from Dad
20-12-43.) Hot Bath at 1400hrs.
Wednesday 27^th.
Ray - Library. Popular Music.
Thursday 28^th.
Ray - Library. Married 9 years. Swims
1000 hrs. Semi-classical music.
Friday 29^th.
Ray. Library 1100hrs. Hot-bath 1350hrs.
Pay of $7-75¢.
Saturday 30^th.
Ray - Swim 1000 hrs.Tobacco Issue
every week. (1 oz. per man) made in
camp. Never expected to be here
as long has this a P.O.W. very
anxious to get Home to France & Kids
& all.  

OCTOBER.

Sunday 1^st. 1944

Day off from Library. 3^rd Exile out

Monday 2^nd.

Library 1100 hrs. Very wet at present
Tuesday 3^rd.
Swim 0930 hrs. Library 1430 hrs.

Lecture.

Hand drawn digram - see original document

Wednesday 4^th

Library 1100 hrs No I.J.A. Parades on

Wed. & Sun. Popular Music

Thursday 5^th

Library 1100 hrs. Swim 1500 hrs.

Impromtu Concert.
Hand drawn message - see original document

Friday 6^th.

Library 1100 hrs. Swim 1500 hrs.

Saturday 7^th.

Lib. 1100hrs. Swim 1500 hrs. Concert

at 2000 hrs.

Sunday 8^th. 
Library 1100 hrs. Rest of day rest.

Monday 9^th.

Library 1100 hrs. Swim 1500 hrs. Food not

so good as usual. Lecture on Spain

Tuesday 10^th

Library 1100 hrs. Read all afternoon "Australia

My Country" Music, all entertainment must

finish by 2100 hrs. Blackout liable at any

time.

[*FUKU - KOBOI*]
Wednesday 11^th.

Library 1100hrs. Skin Parade 1400hrs.
Thursday 12^th.

Library 1100 hrs. Band Recital 2000 hrs.

Friday 13^th

Swim 1000hrs. Restrictions on all outdoor

sports & concerts put on by General "Saity"

many reasons by P.O.W.'s Some say

for singing "God Save the King"

OCTOBER.

Saturday 14^th   '44

Library 1100 hrs. Camp very quite of

evening now. All white clothes to be

dyed dark color. Darts & Cards very

Popular. Soy Beans issued 80 Gramms.

Sunday 15^th.

Day off. Bed de-bugged sewing of

shorts & mending Mattress. Look at

Photos. Stroll around camp in Evening

Monday 16^th.

Library 1100 hrs. Life is very Dull. A nice

Garden is being put in at A.G.H. area.

Tuesday 17^th.

Library 1100hrs. Double Guards put on for

A.R.P. Practice. Machine Guns set up.

All movement between Areas stopped.

Blackout, no smoking, nights seem

much longer food very ordinary 

Wednesday 18^th.

Library 1100hrs. A.R.P. still on. Ban on Concerts

sports etc still Taboo. Not allowed out

of Huts at night. Lot of Arial movement.

Thursday 19^th.

Library 1100hrs. A.R.P. off. Camp still thick

with Guards. All wearing "Tin- hats" & War

equipment. Swim 1400hrs. Thinking a lot

of Home these days & wondering when it

will all end, no news is a bit of no good.

Friday 20^th

Library 1100hrs. Swim 1400 hrs. Sawmill put

up in camp to make Tool handles.

Blackout at 2200 hrs.

Saturday 21^st.

Lib. 1100 hrs. Blackout wizzed on at
1115 hrs. Japs screaming everywhere

Issue Weekly 1 sheet Paper .1 oz Weed.

Fortnightly 2 ozs Soap.

October

Sunday 22^nd.   1944.

Library 1100 hrs. Day of Rest. Sport

allowed on Sundays & Wednesdays. All

night. Lectures & Entertainments must

cease by 2100hrs.

Monday 23^rd.

Library 1100hrs. Swim 1400hrs. Canteen Prices

Sugar $10. Coconuts 90¢. Cucumbers $1.50¢.

Tobacco $1.80. Trouble over slaying of Pig.

Selling of Watches - getting caught, threat

to stop all Veg's.

Tuesday 24^th.

Library 1100 hrs. Much rain - no swim.

More Trouble "P" Party blokes caught

in Cotton Racket. All hair of A.I.F.

to lose hair.

Wednesday 25^th.

Lib 1100hrs. Met Horrie Huthnance first

time for 10 years. 

Thursday 26^th.

Swim 1000 hrs. Down to Kitchen for while

Friday 27^th.

Library 1100 hrs. Doing a lot of reading

Saturday 28^th.

Lib. 1100 hrs. Issue of Soap - Paper -
Tobacco, - Pay $7-50. Mail in Jail

70 bags - 9 A.I.F.

Sunday 29^th.

Lib 1100 hrs. Big Classifacation on for all

by Mj. Hunt, food pretty fair.

Spent evening yarning with Boss.

Monday 30^th.

Library 1100 hrs. duties are pick up from

IP to Jail & return, reference books.

Work in Fiction Branch.

Tuesday 31^st

Lib. 1100 hrs. Walk around Area.

NOVEMBER.

Wednesday 1^st    1944

Lib. 1100 hrs. Watch check at 1400 hrs.

Lecture:- Australia thru the Windscreen

Thursday 2^nd.

Lib 1100 hrs. Outram Rd Patients in & Kranji

Music or singing only allowed Between

1300 - 2000 hrs Wed & Sat. Med - Classificat

1400hrs. Swim 1500 hrs. Mail coming in

slowly.

Friday 3^rd

Lib. 1100 hrs. Swim at 1600 hrs. Plenty of

rain on return from Swim.

Saturday 4^th

Lib. 1100 hrs. Swim 1600 hrs. I.J.A. Holiday of

some kind, Japs down for swim.

Sunday 5^th

Air-raid at 1015 hrs - plenty of Planes over

& plenty of Ac- Ac. Bit of Shrapnel about -

Japanese War Manoevures & new Planes

Monday 6^th

Library 1100 hrs Back on Ray-treatment

Iced - cake. Swim 1500 hrs.

Tuesday 7^th.

Lib. 1100 hrs. Talk on wearing of Art-

Limbs by Mj. Hunt.

Wednesday 8^th.

Lib. 1100hrs. Plane over, don't know who's

very high, scare; Drome Guard went thru

Thursday 9^th.

Surgical Inspection by Capt Carl. at 1100 hrs

4^th. Edition of Exile out. Cables coming in

for quite a few.

Friday 10^th

Ray 0915 hrs, Lib 1100 hrs. Arthur down in

evening.

Saturday 11^th.

Ray: Lib. 1100 hrs Armistice Day, I.J.A. all

on Bugles Temple Call. Lect. Aus. thou leads us

November.

Sunday 12^th.

Library 1100 hrs. Rest & Read in afternoon

Thinking of Home quite a lot, & always

making Plans.

Monday 13^th.

Ray - Lib 1100 hrs. Over to see Boss

Designed Garden Shed.

Tuesday 14^th

Ray - Lib 1100 hrs. Talking with Don at Kitchen

Wednesday 15^th.

Ray - Lib 1100 hrs - Letter from France 1-11-43

Pleased to receive this. Medical Parade

at 1400 hrs. Arthur over in Evening

Thursday 16^th.

Ray - Lib. very wet today, early to be 2200 hrs.

Friday 17/11/44

Ray. Lib 1100 hrs. Letter from Mum 23/10/43

Hopes I am recovered. wonder what & how

she knows. 

Saturday 18^th.  1944

Ray 0915, Lib. 1100 hrs. Visit to see Sid in Med. Stores

Things very Quiet at present little to do

or places to go

Sunday 19^th.

Lib 1100 hrs. Medical Inspection 1430 hrs

M.O. says My heart a but strang -

refurred to Maj. Hunt. Siren 1015 hrs

Monday 20^th

0930. Maj Hunt gave me twice over.

take things easy for awhile. 1100 hrs Lib

Swim 1500 hrs. Bomber over 1830 hrs

sort of snuck in

Tuesday 21^st.

Library 1100 hrs. Swim 1500 hrs. Stroll around

Area in Evening

Wednesday 22^nd.

Lib 1100 hrs. Very hot at present. Evening yarning

with Syd. Music by Y.M.C.A.

November.

Thursday 23^rd.  1944.

Lib. 1100 hrs. Swim 1500 Hrs.

Friday 24^th.

Lib. 1100 hrs. Swim 1500 hrs. Walk about Camp

in Evening.

Saturday 25^th.

Lib. 1100hrs. Music by Y.M.C.A. Lecture on

Australia. Still no Tobacco Issue.

Soap Issue. Paper last issue.

Sunday 26^th.

Library 1100 hrs. Day of Rest. Stroll in evening

McMahon out of Clink. Rain in plenty.

Monday 27^th

Lib. 1100 hrs. Sirens at 1230 hrs. Trapped in

Jail for 3 hrs. Lecture by Capt Curlewis

A.B.C. of Crime. Medical Maj. Hunt

Tuesday. 28^th

Lib 1100 hrs. Stroll to Jail in evening

Surgical Reveiw Capt Carl. 

Mrs F.R. Day.

9 Alexandria. St

Collingwood.

Victoria

Melbourne.

P.

FR Day

FR Day

France Day

J.

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Diary - Part 1 Continuation

Nov 1944 - Aug 1945