Diaries and papers relating to the Second World War service of George James Feakes, 1942-1946 - Part 14

JANUARY 1935
Camp.
2oz. Fish √  1.20 √ pd
Salt √  .23 √ pd
1.43
Paid in ƒ1.00 29^th March.
Debit of .5c √
[[Fines?]] 11_
Pnuts ¼ Kgm = 69¢

Pnuts in shell = 75 pd √
=77 pd
1 oz Coffee  .26
4.78  5.18
Total 5.23
√ Credit of .27 c √
ƒ 5½ √
Change
4½ to
50
Also 48 [[Lep?]] 00
37
27
19.11
ƒ33.50
Jervis Bay.  Tennis & Swim,
Lunch, Tennis & more
swimming.
Tobaccos 53 pd√
Salt √ 23 pd
Felt ill.  Did nothing
76
Les cdt:  27
49
Paid .50c √
= Credit .01c √
Ca. oats mix for pd
½ Tobac, 26c

 

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1935
[*½ oz
Coffe
Pnuts
Chilli*]
.08 x
1.80
Paid ƒ0.50 √√
Up Red Sea, calm &
fairly cool.
Credit ƒ4.72 √
agreed
3.00 √
-4.49
1 oz
Tobac
Fine.
hted the Needles 9am.  Calm.  Arrvd
Southampton 11am.  Waterloo at 3.30p.
Put up at YMCA.  Taxi driver
oked me.  No rain so far.
Office in morning.  Elwes not in.
Saw Reynolds for 2 hours -
very decent.  Probably 2 months
in School & later at PK.
Cork St. in evening.
1.25 √
0.12 √
ƒ 1.37√
Cr [[Zakgdd?]] 3.35
3.86
Less 1.37
Cr. agreed 2.49 √
Wykl Cr √ = .57
Cr. bal = ƒ 3.06 √

JANUARY 1935
Camp.
2oz. Fish √  1.20 √ pd
Salt √  .23 √ pd
1.43
Paid in ƒ1.00 29^th March.
Leaving Debit of .5c √
Pnuts ¼ Kgm = 69¢

Pnuts in shell = 75 pd √
=77 pd √
1 oz Coffee  .26
4.78  5.18
Total 5.23
√ Credit of .27 c √
ƒ 5½ √
Change
4½ to
50
Also 48 [[Lep?]] 00
37
27
19.11
ƒ33.50
Jervis Bay.  Tennis & Swim,
Lunch, Tennis & more
swimming.
Tobaccos 53 pd√
Salt √ 23 pd
Felt ill.  Did nothing
76
Les cdt:  27
49
Paid .50c √
= Credit .01c √
Ca. oats mix for pd
½ Tobac, 26c

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1935
obacco  .08 x
1.80
Paid ƒ0.50 √√
Up Red Sea, calm &
fairly cool.
Credit ƒ4.72 √
agreed
gs  3.00 √
-4.49
½
1
1
½
1
¼
2
24.
Fine.
ihted the Needles 9am.  Calm.  Arrvd
Southampton 11am.  Waterloo at 3.30p.
Put up at YMCA.  Taxi driver
ooked me.  No rain so far.
ffice in morning.  Elwes not in.
Saw Reynolds for 2 hours -
very decent.  Probably 2 months
in School & later at PK.
Cork St. in evening.
Sago flr 1.25 √
DJK  0.12 √
xxx }  1.
News } ƒ 1.37√
Cr [[Zakgdd?]] 3.35
3.86
Less 1.37
Cr. agreed 2.49 √
Wykl Cr √ = .57
Cr. bal = ƒ 3.06 √

FEBRUARY 1935
Salt √  .23 √ pd
1.43
Paid in ƒ1.00 29^th March.
Leaving Debit of .5c √
Pnuts ¼ Kgm = 69¢

Pnuts in shell = 75 pd √
=77 pd √
1 oz Coffee  .26
4.78  5.18
Total 5.23
√ Credit of .27 c √
ƒ 5½ √
Change
4½ to
50
Also 48 [[Lep?]] 00
37
27
19.11
ƒ33.50
Jervis Bay.  Tennis & Swim,
Lunch, Tennis & more
swimming.
Tobaccos 53 pd√
Salt √ 23 pd
Felt ill.  Did nothing
76
Les cdt:  27
49
Paid .50c √
= Credit .01c √
Ca. oats mix for pd
½ Tobac, 26c

 

Fwd 19.49 22.30 √

FEBRUARY 1935

2.00 √

Tobacco   1.80 = [Ev to pay 5.00]

Up Red Sea, calm &

fairly cool.

Cigs 3.00
-4.49
Credit ƒ4.72

agreed
Fine.
ighted the Needles 9am.  Calm.  Arrvd
Southampton 11am.  Waterloo at 3.30p.
Put up at YMCA.  Taxi driver
ooked me.  No rain so far.
ffice in morning.  Elwes not in.
Saw Reynolds for 2 hours -
very decent.  Probably 2 months
in School & later at PK.
Cork St. in evening.
Sago flr Hr 1.25 √
DJK  0.12 √
xxx }  1.
News } ƒ 1.37√
Cr [[Zakgdd?]] 3.35
3.86
Less 1.37
Cr. agreed 2.49 √
Wykl Cr √ = .57
Cr. bal = ƒ 3.06 √

FEBRUARY 1935
Salt √  .23 √ pd
1.43
Paid in ƒ1.00 29^th March.
Leaving Debit of .5c √
Pnuts ¼ Kgm = 69¢

Pnuts in shell = 75 pd √
=77 pd √
1 oz Coffee  .26
4.78  5.18
Total 5.23
√ Credit of .27 c √
ƒ 5½ √
Change
4½ to
50
Also 48 [[Lep?]] 00
37
27
19.11
ƒ33.50
Jervis Bay.  Tennis & Swim,
Lunch, Tennis & more
swimming.
Tobaccos 53 pd√
Salt √ 23 pd
Felt ill.  Did nothing
76
Les cdt:  27
49
Paid .50c √
= Credit .01c √
Ca. oats mix for pd
½ Tobac, 26c

Fwd 19.49 22.30 √

FEBRUARY 1935

2.00 √

Tobacco   1.80 = [Ev to pay 5.00]

Up Red Sea, calm &

fairly cool.

Cigs 3.00
-4.49
Credit ƒ4.72

agreed
Fine.
ighted the Needles 9am.  Calm.  Arrvd
Southampton 11am.  Waterloo at 3.30p.
Put up at YMCA.  Taxi driver
ooked me.  No rain so far.
ffice in morning.  Elwes not in.
Saw Reynolds for 2 hours -
very decent.  Probably 2 months
in School & later at PK.
Cork St. in evening.
Sago flr Hr 1.25 √
DJK  0.12 √
xxx }  1.
News } ƒ 1.37√
Cr [[Zakgdd?]] 3.35
3.86
Less 1.37
Cr. agreed 2.49 √
Wykl Cr √ = .57
Cr. bal = ƒ 3.06 √

FEBRUARY 1935

4 68

Kunyet  0.13   X √

Pisang   0.38   X √

Loafed.
Djerock   0.12 X √
Soap   1.00 X √
Kero    0.14 X √
6.45
1 37
3 86
1 37
2.49

1 oz coffee
.36
4.78  5.18
Total 5.23
√  Credit of .27c √
ƒ 5½
Change
4½ to 5
Also 40 39 Lep
27
19.1
ƒ33.50
Jervis Bay.  Tennis & Swim,
Lunch, Tennis & more
swimming.
Tobaccos 53 pd√
Salt √ 23 pd √
Felt ill.  Did nothing
76
Les cdt:  27
49
Paid .50c √
= Credit .01c √
Ca. oats mix for pd

Fwd 1.25
Tobac 6 00 √
Dann Psg .90 √
Colder
Pisang 0.38 √
8.53
Wy tp pay }
½ on 88¢ }
Pisang
4 04
5.00
9.04
8 53
ƒ0.51
Paid ƒ5.00
(16^th July)
Fine.
ighted the Needles 9am.  Calm.  Arrvd
in Southampton 11am.  Waterloo at 3.30p.
an Put up at YMCA.  Taxi driver
rooked me.  No rain so far.
exc
No
office in morning.  Elwes not in.
Saw Reynolds for 2 hours -
very decent.  Probably 2 months
in School & later at PK.
Cork St. in evening.
Sago flr Hr 1.25 √
DJK  0.12 √
xxx }  1.
News } ƒ 1.37√
Cr [[Zakgdd?]] 3.35
3.86
Less 1.37
Cr. agreed 2.49 √
Wykl Cr √ = .57
Cr. bal = ƒ 3.06 √

FEBRUARY 1935

Passengers every where. Hell.

6.45
1 oz Coffee  .26
4.78  5.18
Total 5.23
√ Credit of .27 c √
ƒ 5½ √
Change
4½ to
50
Also 48 [[Lep?]] 00
37
27
19.11
ƒ33.50
Jervis Bay.  Tennis & Swim,
Lunch, Tennis & more
swimming.
Tobaccos 53 pd√
Salt √ 23 pd
Felt ill.  Did nothing
76
Les cdt:  27
49
Paid .50c √
= Credit .01c √
Ca. oats mix for pd
½ Tobac, 26c

FEBRUARY-MARCH 1935

THURSDAY 28

In the Bay. Heavy Swell. News

that other ships in distress & one

Spanish Ship with 14 hands foundered.

Wind increased. Wireless news reports

big gale in Atlantic. Passed Ushant 9pm

FRIDAY 1 MAR.

Fine.

Sighted the Needles 9am. Calm. Arrv'd

Southampton 11am. Waterloo at 3.30p.

Put up at YMCA. Taxi driver

rooked me. No rain so far. 

SATURDAY 2

Office in morning. Elwes not in.

Saw Reynolds for 2 hours.

Very decent.  Probably 2 months

in School & later at PK.

Cork St in evening.
Sago flr 1.25 √ 

DJK       0.12 √ 

Soap & } 1      

News  } ƒ1.37  √
Cr Zakgdd     3.35
3.86
Less    1.37
Cr. agreed    2.49 √
WyKl Cr  √  =     .57

Cr. bal   =  ƒ3.06 √

MARCH 1935

Fwd   ƒ   3.7562 

[[?Dirk]]   0.14  √

Kuryet     0.36  √
Fwd    ƒ7.78
Less  4.12
CR = agreed   ƒ3.66

Lunch at Poggiolos.  Museum in aftn

Saw Codex Sinaiticus Magna Charta

etc. Westminster Abbey for 6.30p

Service. Simple & impressive, & enjoyed

both places v much.  Wrote Et in evening.
ƒ4.12

MONDAY 4
+ ƒ2.50 Zakgdd
X X Wy. to Cr   1.50

Electra House in morning.

Hampstead in aftn + fixed diggings.

33 Carlingford Rd. Not bad,

25/- a week bed & breakfast

13 Lado =  0.60 √

65 Schrdr = 0.13 √X
13.68

TUESDAY 5

Started at London Training
School
Tobac   0.60 X

Pisang 0.38 X

Lado   0.61  X

½oz Tobac  3.00 X

Sago =  1.25   X
Paid  ƒ5.00  √
ƒ12.66

WEDNESDAY 6

Soap    1.00
AT L.I.S plenty to do
G.Saka = 4.38  √
Kunyet= 0.26  √
Cold & Fine
D. PMall 0.36 X

ubr K      1.25 X

ƒ12.82   13.44
Paid ƒ5.00 √
ƒ12.66
Paid 5.00
ƒ17.66
1.75
ƒ19.41

 

MARCH 1935

Pisang  0.38  √

Soap      1.00 √
LTS
TH  ƒ1.38
Fwd ƒ3.06
1 38
CR agreed ƒ1.68
Paid 26^th 12.00
ƒ13.68
7 66
1 71
5.95

Tobac   4.50  √ 

H cut   }   0.20 √

Kunyet }  0.55  √

Lado     }  1.30

Nutmeg  £6.55
X  Wy. to Cr  0.65 √
X Sp to Cr  0.50
ƒ14.33
Wirmyai led Et £90 Austral

Less 6.55

(Cost ^ 6.55 71 19.4E)
& £8A in notes

Agreed cr √ ƒ7.78
Ubi ring  1.25 √
1.50

SATURDAY 9

Delivered Connies parcel in morg.

Went to Arsenal & Sunderland in

afternoon. 70,000, & bitterly cold.

Studied in evening,

Ubi ring 1.25 √

Traspi     1.12 √

[Arrived Padang Sumatra
in March 1942]

Soap  1.00 √

Paper  0.25

Schreider 0.13         

Fwd = 3.72
X Wy. to Cr 1.50  X
12.82
36
14 18

MARCH 1935
SUNDAY 10

Colder. East wind. Ice on
the fringes of lakes on Heath -

Walked for 2 hours on Heath in

p.m Studying in evening.

MONDAY 11

Little warmer, but still cold.

1.58

.30

1.40

.94

4.22
2.35½
2.50
4.85½
4.22
.63 Cdt
2 61½

TUESDAY 12

1.60

4)54

.23

1.17
Very busy at School

WEDNESDAY 13 

1.10
1.60

2.70
2.70
2.34
36
113
76
.37 cdt
2.13
1.70
.43 cdt

[*2.35½ √*]
MARCH 1935

THURSDAY 14

Pisang    0.08 √  ) 

½ oz Coffee .31½   )

Coffee  .63 √   ) 

Pisang  .08 √  ) 

Ubi K   .35 √    )PAID

Tobac    .44 √  )

1.58   ) 

Soup   .30 √   ) 

Kajary  1.40 √ )
B.Bns    .94 √  ) sold

2.64 
Trassi to
Fraker
2.35½
1.58
Credit   .77½
paid  2.50 √
Total     3.27
2.64
Credit 0.63
agreed
Went to London Palladium.

Good programme 2/- D.C.

½oz Tobacco √ .44 √      paid ƒ0.50

½oz Coffee √     .32√       paid ƒ1.00

? Tobacco        .44√       [credit 43¢] √

Soup                 -50 √

bi Kayu        .35 √       paid £1.50

Kajang Soup   .50 √            

oz Tobaco      .44   X

Coffee               .63

1.29
[*ƒ1.93*]

MARCH 1935
SUNDAY 10

Colder. East wind. Ice on
the fringes of lakes on Heath -

Walked for 2 hours on Heath in

p.m Studying in evening.

MONDAY 11

Little warmer, but still cold.

1.58

.30

1.40

.94

4.22
2.35½
2.50
4.85½
4.22
.63 Cdt
2 61½

TUESDAY 12

1.60

4)54

.23

1.17
Very busy at School

WEDNESDAY 13 

1.10
1.60

2.70
2.70
2.34
36
113
76
.37 cdt
2.13
1.70
.43 cdt

[*2.35½ √*]
MARCH 1935

THURSDAY 14

Pisang    0.08 √  ) 

½ oz Coffee .31½   )

Coffee  .63 √   ) 

Pisang  .08 √  ) 

Ubi K   .35 √    )PAID

Tobac    .44 √  )

1.58   ) 

Soup   .30 √   ) 

Kajary  1.40 √ )
B.Bns    .94 √  ) sold

2.64 
Trassi to
Fraker
2.35½
1.58
Credit   .77½
paid  2.50 √
Total     3.27
2.64
Credit 0.63
agreed
Went to London Palladium.

Good programme 2/- D.C.

½oz Tobacco √ .44 √      paid ƒ0.50

½oz Coffee √     .32√       paid ƒ1.00

? Tobacco        .44√       [credit 43¢] √

Soup                 -50 √

bi Kayu        .35 √       paid £1.50

Kajang Soup   .50 √            

oz Tobaco      .44   X

Coffee               .63

1.29
[*ƒ1.93*]

1.29
MARCH 1935

SUNDAY 17
C owes me
.40¢, 18/8/44

Ubi Kaya Rinj     .35 X

¼ Coffee   .32

.16

Studying.   Went for walk in

pm on Heath
3.80
2 66
1.14
ƒ2.71
ƒ1.93 √

= .78 Debit
and paid ƒ1.00 √
Ubi K   .35   X 

1 Pisang   .12½  X 

1 Mug Coffee   .02½    √
½ Tobac  .44
7.73½ = Credit 0.22

agreed

Letters From Et

Total ƒ2.71   All well.

Ubi K        0.35  X

HbiK         0.35   √

½ Tobac  0.44  X

1 D.Psg     1.00  X

H. Water) 0.05   X

& Pencil 

Ubi K  £0.35

 1.84

£2.64

2.19 
Credit ƒ0.27 ∧21
paid     0.50
C.Cdt     0.20
paid    ƒ1.50
Total    ƒ2.41
Bought 1.84
= 0.57 )
26^thAug Cdt 0.57 }
agreed  }

29^th Ubi K  0.35 X

2 Pisang 0.08  X
5.29
2.40
3.00
2.79
2.25
54
 

MARCH 1935

Fwd    0.43

Ubi K  0.35  X

1 Pisang 0.04   

Line     0.10  X

Coffee  0.53   X 

Paper     } 0.10 X 

4^th Sept } 0.98
3.62
50
4.12
3.66
7.78
paid ƒ0.50
1^stSep
paid £1.00
Credit ƒ1.09 √
FRIDAY 22

Coffee      0.53

Wasma

Tobac(s)    0.22

Tressi       0.25

G Suka    1.05

Ubi K       0.45                 

2 Pisang 0.10

2.35
F cdt Trassi
0.25
Paid ƒ1.70
Paid ƒ2.50
Ttl    ƒ5.29
Credit ƒ2.79

Saw Changing of Guard at St Hanes Palace.

Picturesque. WeIsh & Irish Guards.

2 Pisang  0.15

1 Djerock  ƒ2.50

XXXXXX  XXXXX

D.Pisang  1.00 }  1.80

Klapa        0.80}  paid 

1 oz Tobac   0.76 

200cc Gula 0.84

Paper          0.25 

Westhop    1.50  

 3.35 fwd
paid £ 
1^stOctr
Cdt ƒ0.99
agreed
Paid ƒ1.70
fwd 2.69