Diaries and papers relating to the Second World War service of George James Feakes, 1942-1946 - Part 21

Conflict:
Second World War, 1939–45
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
  • Prisoner of War
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Open to contributions
Accession number:
AWM2021.7.307
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nate epecial effort to write up Deary today efter sert months) as its Els & my 29th Weasing mersary, ay 4th as a prisoner. Hare bee ill lately to write up Diary. Drs cave in Strychine injections my truble 18 akness due startation. I weich less that Many have died or collapsed lett Tue spetimatie Heraron by To. the Bush side abourds in wildp & very few nuse & we get nit of our one neught 10 the Got familie. s0 tea may do nowE o whereabouts im hi we hope now the No 12 4 96 Had 248 4 se te weal 0 who et letter because recd 2 fe1 Toan, dated Octre 44, 10 monees to get here Et seems very well 87812 Toan wrot nake overy effort Keep going little longer which tucked me up he nead. Providence is, I will be aable to last it out thi preedo

CASH ACCOUNT - JUNE 1935
Date    Received   Paid
100 A shares (17/6 paid) in
Ruggles & Ringrose Ltd. {[[?]]
Nos. 17873 - 17972
£100 Metropolitan Water Board
Inscribed Stock 4 1/2 % see
No. 2406 next page. Int to Current a/c

Int to S.B. a/c N.BA
£100 Sydney County Council
Inscribed stock 4½% see
next page. Int to S.B. a/c
100 £1 ordinary shares in Hotel
Sydney, No2 116101- 116200.
Bought for 12/- each Total

cost incl. brokerage £61-0-2
£100 Fixed Deposit. No. 326928,

due 24-3-40, 2¾%
$105 (approx) Canadian Dollars on

current a/c at Bank of Montreal

Victoria B.C. appln. for X'fer

To Sydney, 26.2.40.
(contd)
£150 Met Water Board Inscribed
Stock, Loan No 36 due
1.2.1952, 4 3/8%.
Int payable to S.B. a/c √
N. 20308 Neutral Bay
(1st only, to Current a/c, Sydney)

(Also, See 2 pages back)
Interest to}            [[ S?ip}]]

C'wealth Bank}  with Et}

Martin Place}

Transf's to  }                              1.41

Current a/c}                              2.07√

Check ? OK                                  98

? £28     £28.19.4                        1.09

Received fm Canada

 

Fixed Deposits
Amount.      Date Due.   Interest.   No.
£150               2.12.3839     2¾%       273741300439

£100               24.3.39 40   2¾%      274690326928

£100*        24.3.39 24.9.39  2½%     299579 3428

£100 0             4.4.39            2¾%     300194
 

0 Xfrd to Current a/c & also
100 Hotel Sydney shares bought
Transferred to Metropolitan
Water & Sewerage Boards
4½% duE 1-9- 1952
Inscribed stock,  ₤100. No. 2406

[* Int. to S.B. A/C*]
'39 
£1.16.7- 3rd June '39
OK
O  Transf'd to Sydney County
Council 4½% Loan due
15-11-1949, Inscribed
Stock (allotment No. 678.0
Inst. payable to S. BK A/c Neutral

Bay No. 30308.

 

Fixed Deposits

Amount.     Date Due.   Interest     No.
£150             2.12.38 39     2¾%         27374 30043

     0

£100            24.3.39 40     2¾%        2746 3269
£100*    24.3.39  24.9.39    2½%       29957 344

£100 0         4.11.39              2¾%       3001

$5 Equiv of

£1.10.0 for B.
2 showers &

piping

 

PRO5245

A special Salad

Get some salted herrings (uncooked). If too

salty, soak in milk for few hours.

Then cut into dices. Make a mixture of the

following, diced also:  Beetroot, Cucumber,

raw Onions, Green Peas (cooked), Potatoes boiled in
skins then diced, I sour apple, all well mixed.
Then in separate large cup or dish make a
mixture of Claret Wine, Cayenne Pepper, Salt,
Finest Vinegar (Cider, Taregon or if can't
get these, best malt) touch of lemon juice.

(Have to expmt with quantities).

Pour this over to soak thro' vegs & herrings.

Make good rich dressing (Remoulade, or

other Sauce, Thick,) & cover it over Vegs etc.

Garnish xx the whole salad with H/B Eggs,

& sliced Gherkins.  Chill all in Refrig
Fine mixture for Asparagus

Make mixture of H/B Eggs, hot butter

sauce, pepper, salt, & little grated Nutmeg.

Fork this over asparagus as you eat

it.

SALTED DUCK Eggs:- 12 eggs in 1¾

pints water (boil then cold) & 1½lb coarse Salt.

Add mud & woodash if avble (also boil this)

P.T.O

 

12 to 20 days shld do the eggs, wh
Shd be oily after they are hard boiled,
& slit lengthwise.  Good for

Curries, Nasi Goreng etc

PANCAKE
Make an ordinary pancake, but cook in

it a good thick rasher of lean bacon,

with salt, etc, & when done, cover with

warm golden syrup, on hot plate.

A good Sambal for Rice can be made

of fried mashed Sardines, mixed with

fried ground Chillies & Onions, salt

pepper etc.  Fry in Oil, & add the Tin 

oil

Try frying Tinned Bully Beef with

onions, potatoes, tomatoes etc Carrots.
Dont forget GINger in Sambals 
Hots up all Sambal mixtures.

Good offal Meat makes splendid Soup Base

TRIPE boiled in milk, with Onions, potatoes,

Carrots, salt Etc to make a thick stew.

 

PRO5245

PEA SOUP

Mix IN Pigs Cheek, Trotter meat, any parts

of Pigs head, & Sausages & Bacon

with onions etc. (& Best Offal Meat) 

RABBIT PIE:-       1 or 2 fat Rabbits

Use all flwg ingredients:-  Bacon, H/B Eggs,

Salt, pepper, dash of Sauce.  Green Peas, Onions

Potatoes, Brown Beans

Make rich gravy by first      }

lightly frying Meat in Oil or}

Dripping                                  }

PASTIES:- First make rich oily paste by

using plenty of butter or Margarine

with the flour mixture, so it doesn't bake dry.

Make, say, 1 doz. pasties & use:-

Chop fine & mix well:- {1lb Beef, 1 lb Pork,

                                           {½lb Pork Liver.

Fry meat first as in Rabbit Pie, then:

Green Peas, ∨(boiled)→(plenty) Onion, Potatoes, 1 Tomato, Fry & MASH    

all together with pepper & salt.

& couple or 3 ground

Chillies.

H/B Eggs & = Dash of Sauce=

A DELICIOUS Lunch:-  Mash togethr:-

Lightly boiled Cabbage, mashed potatoes, sliced

onions, & 4 ground Chillies.  Fry mixture

in Oil or Margarine with salt, pepper, &

dash sauce. Serve hot, covered with 1

or 2 well-done fried eggs. For meat:-

fried sausages, Kidneys, Liver or bacon.

Brains.

 

Peanuts 

Food value is so high, equal meat, it is

essential use it in every form- Peanut butter,

Pnut flour in cakes, etc, fried with sambal

etc etc

Spanish Dish      special
1¼ lb best Beef, lean, salt & pepper it, & put
aside for ½ hr to soak in. 4 table spoons
Salad Oil in the frying pan & when oil boils
put in 2 small onions complete. In the
meantine dice meat small squares
with Maizena & Then put in pan with
onions & oil. Then add in pan 2
big onions sliced, 3 ∧red chillies sliced,

& 3 green, 1 tablespoon sugar, piece of

sliced ginger, 1 Tablespoon ginger liquid.

Let this simmer until meat soft.  In
meantime press 1 lb Tomatoes thro Sieve,
& put in pan when meat soft, & let
simmer for abt. 10 mins or so, & Then
take pan off fire, mix in mad liqueur

glass of Madeira wine & juice of  lemon.
Serve it hot with dry rice, or mashed
potato, or toast.

*(Fillet Steak)

 

Bang Kinang

Sumatra

12-7-45.

Made a special efffort to write up Diary today

(after sevl months.) as its Et's & my 29th Wedding

Anniversary, my 4th as a prisoner.  Have been

too ill lately to write up Diary.  Drs gave me

12 Strychinine injections- my trouble is

weakness due starvation.  I weigh less than

9 st.  Many have died or collapsed lately,

due systematic starvation by Js.  The countryside

abounds in wild pigs & coconuts

but we get nil of former & very few of

latter.  Our one thought is of food &

freedom & to see our families.  Got my

3rd p.c. from Et dated May 44, &

she had had news of my whereabouts.

Not long now, thank God, we hope.

2-8-45

Had bad attack of Bronchitis & Malaria simultaneously.

2 weeks.  Now very weak. Thank God

War news good.

14-8-45

Altho' Drs class me on "weak" list I feel much

better because recd 2 p.cs, 1 from Et 1 from

Joan, dated Octr 44, 10 months to get here.

Et seems very well & Joan wrote:

"Make every effort Keep going little longer"

which bucked me up no end.  Providence

willing, I will be able to last it out Till

freedom.

 


   

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