Wallet 5 of 5 - Diary of Francis Russell James Day, volume 2 of 2, 1943-1945, Part 7

November1944  

Wednesday 29th

Pay $7/75¢. Lib 1100 hrs Issued with I.J.R.

Meat - tickets a very horrible piece of tin

Music by Y.M.C.A.

Thursday 30th
Lib. 1100 hrs. Ordered 3 days rest. Medical
review. Head very bad at weight 8st. 9lbs
Friday 31st present time.
[[?]] So ends another month in
this country away from home, Xmas Hopes
of being Home Look to be gone. things
are not improving any here food seems
to be getting less all the time. Rations
are, Rice 14 ozs; Greens vary; it's a good job
we have our Camp Gardens, has the I.J.A Supplies
are very irregular. oil, very little; Salt & Sugar
Issued with I.J.A. Disks to be worn at all times.

DECEMBER 1944

Friday 1^st 
Off Duty for 3 days, not allowed in Sun
must rest.
Saturday 2^nd
This laying about is not much good, & no
improvement. Stroll in evening. Music in Hut
Sunday 3^rd
Still laying about; Stroll in evening down to
see Don & Co. Doing a bit or Reading to pass
the Time away.
Monday 4^th
Sick Parade put on Rice Polishings 2 ozs. per day.
Went to Lib at 1100 hrs. feel no better, up to
see Sid in evening. Swim at 1500 hrs.
Tuesday 5^th
Lib 1100 hrs. Swim at 1500 hrs extra good in
water today. Stroll about camp in Evening
Canteen Prices: Peanuts $12.8^¢; Sugar $10.40^¢
Gula $5.20^¢; Blachan. $6.40^¢: Boot Polish $2.
Exercise Books 16 pges. $1.60^¢. Soap $2.40^¢. Bar
Salt $2.40^¢ lb; Cigars 28^¢ ea.
Wednesday 6^th
Lib 1100 hrs. A.R.P. Exercises on, no movement
at night, Toys for Children (Sinai Rd) on show
at jail.

Thursday 7th

Lib 1100 hrs. A.R.P on today again. No Sirens 

unless a Genuine raid. Some [[amusing?]] [[?]]

with fire-flies at [[might?]]. Some more Mail

about.

Friday 8th

Lib 1100 hrs. First vain for 12 Days. Medical

area in bounds only from 1600 hrs - 1700 hrs

2000 hrs to 2100 hrs. Darky in Hospital + to

go to [[Kvanji?]]

Saturday 9th

Lib 1100 hrs. Getting teeth fixed. Vivid 

Dreams of Home. France Tops? Learning

Bit about steel-square from Mick Kean.

Repaired Tooth-Brush, first time since

January '44.

Sunday 10th

Lib 1100 hrs. Mail coming in 6,000 letters for

A.I.F

Monday 11th

Lib 1100 hrs. Darky + Wally goes to Kranji. Chlarles

takes his place for a week or so. (2) Two 

letter cards from Mum 15-4-44) 2-5-44)

Tuesday 12th

Lib 1100 hrs. Charles goes up each [[clay?]] with

me now. Saw show put on for the I.J.A at

Play-house. 1845 hrs - 1945 hrs. "Twinkletoes"

on from 1945 hrs - 2250 hrs. 50 I.J.P Personell

Wednesday 13th

Lib 1100 hrs. Down to see Don. Sirens at 1800

ALERT - no Raid

Thursday 14th

Lib 1100 hrs. "K & h" force reported to be on

was, back into camp Tomorrow, hope to see

Peter Mackinley again. Lecture on Photogra

Friday 15th

Lib 1100 hrs. Overdue list to make out every

15 days. 64 discharged from Unfit Group.

[[Coconut?]] $1-40, go up 10¢ every time they 

come in.

Saturday 16th

Lib 1100 hrs. Still [[?]] "K & h" Force. Down to

see Don. Music by .Y.M.C.A.

Sunday 17th

Lib 1100 hrs. Charles having week off. Sick in from

BlaKangmati.

[*December 1944*]

Monday 18th

Lib 1100 hrs. Danny & I digging up Past in 

Kih. Plenty of Rain for the Gardens, been

very dry lately. Plane crash near Drome

Tuesday 19th

Lib 1100 hrs. "MAC" over in evening for a yarn

Charles & I often talk on Houses & Equipment

Wednesday 20th

Lib 1100 hrs. Talking with one of Charles'

Clubbers on Timber (South Coast N.S.W)

Fishing in Lakes, Sea there. Cigars 50¢

Thursday 21st

Lib 1100 hrs (223 three). Much rain, weather cool

A.I.F Concert on all week for [[Auias?]]. J shows

for I.J.A so far.

Friday 22nd

Lib 1100 hrs. Raining now for 5 days. (nonstop [[neen?]])

Down to see Don. Rain off at 2100 hrs.

Saturday 23rd

Lib 1100 hrs. Issue of Paper - Soap - 2g Tobacco

Pay $7.50. Charles back to Jail.

Xmas carols from A.E.G West. (4)

Sunday 24th

Xmas Eve. Lib 1100 hrs. Lecture by [[Padre?]]

Pelainson "The Holy Land." 1500 hrs in

Hut. Issue to Kitchens of Cheese ¾ og

pen Man for Xmas Day. Cheese 4 years old

Very "Drac."

Monday 25th

Xmas Day. Only one Candle allowed at 

midnight Mass last night. Very good meats

Iced Cake. Supper with Don & Bogsat

Kitchen. Spirits of Camp very high

6 cigars from I.J.A (72,000)

Tuesday 26th

Lib 1100 hrs. Chap fed up with things gave

himself a bed shirt. (will Live. With Sid

at med stores in evening. 128,000 Doovers

Wednesday 27th

Lib 1100 hrs. Designing Bedroom Furniture.

Road o Delhi. Being partly made at Jail

Thursday 28th

Lib 1100 hrs. Made Tobacco Pouched Pipe.

lots of [[Tattle?]] of RePatviation, + movement of

Troops off the Island, weather fine.

Down talking to Don [[?]]

[*December 1944*]

Friday 29th

Lib 1100hrs. Coconut $1.50. Java Weed $3.05.

Lecture by Lt Orr. Somner's camp. Powerhouse

in Con Depot at 1500 hrs. Going to start a

reserve section for Fiction in Jail. Lib.

Saturday 30th

Lib 1100hrs. Lecture on Merchant + Navy

[[Shell?]] about in evening Darky back

From Kranji. (Tex Neilson in Kranji from

Passive Panjang 'D' Force).