Diary Major John Kevin Lloyd - 1942-1945 - Part 1

1942 APRIL
9 THURSDAY
Visited Capt Brown. Very sick
Argyells & S.H. ✓
Sherwood Forresters ✓
Rumours not good.
Brown very sick, sweating, [[really?]]
thin, white, I nearly fainted.
Argyells all 2 year men, met
C.O Hyslop, Capt Gordon. Col
Stewart got away on destroyer.
Forresters left this day for Sing
met Capt Coxon, then adjt.
Major Head 8 Thompson 8 Div
secured many wallets from
kit store.

APRIL 1942
10 FRIDAY
Sumner took over works ✓
Bridge, Owen, Bence, Bert. ✓ Even
Visited Paddy market. 3.
Depressing rumours persist.
Bet with Bowring some 2 weeks
ago that we would not be free
by 18 Jul. $20 win.
Adjt borrowed $7 about about 2 weeks
ago.
1942 APRIL
11 SATURDAY
Inspection 1200 hrs ✓
Court 1100 hrs ✓
C Os conference 1415 ✓
Q.M. Bridge, xxxxx Dick✓, Bowring✓, Kemp ✓
C.C. Bde Concert. Yes Lectures, Sgts Mess
Charges against Kenneberg & Fitz
Q.M. Position for Boot repairer
Q.M Salt, Potter Brooms
C.C. labouring rotunda, walking lawns,
Shell holes [[serving?]] on concert
Salt experiment. Go with party.
C. O. Sunday conference
Wire instead of rope.
Latrine paths urgent
C.C. R.C. Church Pde.
Sport afternoon - see Bde
C.O Along for vegs. Adjt re fatigues.
C.C. Wood gathering.

1942 APRIL
12 SUNDAY
Mass 0830. Table
See Capt [[heard?]] re Dysentery.
Go with salt party
Visited sea with salt water
party. Saw large 15" gun
destroyed. Pleasant walk
through plantations. Plenty
of cocoanuts and dry wood.
Saw 2 destroyers & 1 supply
ship steam out. Had swim.
Yarn with Brig. Rain as
usual very heavy. Bridge
with Dreverman. Through 
Bowring - Square. Gramaphone
recital. Too wet for Devotions.
Rosary every night.
1942 APRIL
13 MONDAY
C.O. Officers Mess 1830 hrs (?)
See Lloyd re Dysentery
Sumner re pickets
CC arrange gardeners
Q.M Experiment with salt
Q.M re $1.75 [[?]] [[?]] [[?]]
QM re Off Mess.
West    "      "          $300 - 400
C.O. Tea, Off Mess money.

[[?]] re more on concrete
C.O Latrine maggots.
2/13 N✓ , [[Con?]], 2/26,  2/10 N✓ Right 2/18 N✓ Sigs  Nx, [[?]]
                     Missing                                       end        [[?]]
                                                                          week      [[?]]
Vol xxx of GH
Very constipated & tired. Sun bath.
Div concert. Bet Bert 25-1 that Germany
not beaten 30 Apr. Phillipines & Burma news bad.

APRIL 1942
14 TUESDAY
Return library book.
Inspection 1200 hrs
Gardener & Bowrings bet of $1
QM re salt experiment, mess money
Dysentry
CO { Tea, mess money latrines, flys,
salt water

Book for McGregor
Cpl Kennedy
Lecture 1730 by Chaplain
Debate 1930    "   Dick
Baths
CO RSM re N.C.Os.
Q.M. Extra man on wood.
W.C Brick wall
1942 APRIL
15 WEDNESDAY
Div Field Officer
Arrange Piano recital
Mass 0830 Table
Bridge - Own & Fleming
Move tomorrow.  Bn HQ 5.39
HQ 6.89
A    4.83
B    3.65
C    4 80
D    4 77
      26
Bn fall in 0750
Move Bn 0820
NAAFI [[?]] of 0800hrs
to DAQMG
MCO & 20 RS next Coy
at 0810 at gate.
Off baggage on Bn notice board at
0730 hrs
Rations
Breakfast 0700 hrs
Prepared to move to Adam Peak
C.O. says he prefers [[Fred?]] [[Hare?]]

APRIL    1942

16 THURSDAY

Sgts Mess

Inspection 1200 hrs

Move to main wire parapets,

to go out as working party

but Japs had arranged no

accommodation so trip was

cancelled. 500 for 6 weeks

Had cocoanut and lunch 

and returned to camp.

Feel depressed at loss of trip

and as a result of last nights

conversation with CO. I

decide to ask to remain

in camp instead of going 

to Singapore if and when 

next call is made, Bridge

with Burn, Bill, Bert lost $1

1942 APRIL 

17 FRIDAY

Bridge Fleming

Bridge Fleming

See [[?]] paying confirmed

CO & Satiere re known lost

with consignment

"     Singapore Working Party

"     Office bearers

Urine tubes.

Pioneers [[fire?]]

Latrine roof not good.

Borer in MIR roof

MIR drain

Contract election

Ladder

C.C. Went with distribution 1730-1800

APRIL  1942

18 SATURDAY

Bde Concert?

Inspection

C.C Bde Concert   Evan Ling

Inspection 1200 hrs

Conference 1415

Padang at night

648 AIF in hospital, dysentry

declining & malaria increasing.

Heavy rain as usual. Saw Ned

Condon. News not goof. Burma

Philippines about gone and 

France coming in against us.

Bridge with Bruce, Bill, Doc, won

25 cents. Discussed poultry farming

Constipation ended after 20 days

1942  APRIL   

19 SUNDAY

Hobbies exhibition. 1400 hrs

at Education Centre.

Mass 0830

Inspection 1200

Ladder

Officers lecture

D Coy seat as barber shop

Cross & Sumner

Supper

22 Bde wood

[[lava?]]

Mass at 0830. Platforms disappeared

later found in 22 Bde HQ. Went

to evening Devotions. GOC attended

yarned with Mr Wilborn of GBD

Director of Geological Survey, owns

farm in Kenya. Tokio bombed.

Bad heat rash. Several visits to latrines

APRIL 1942 

20 MONDAY

Mess night [[?]] another

Went outside wire with agriculture

party. Saw Loyang camp. Has

been naval base with workshops

stores, quarters, railway, pier,

mines etc.

19  11  29

1942 APRIL  

21 TUESDAY

WOs & Sgts report 1500 hrs

Lieut Subalterns 0800 hours

C.C. CO re burning of wood by 22 Bde

C.C. Ping Pong [[?]] in Pavilion

EC Charman Tropical Lecture 1715

[[?]] [[?]][[?]] from

CC Change of lectures [[forgiven?]]

C E Div Concert.
CC [[?]] of Pavilion

A Bury Bazaar

xxxx Duties Bde will be coordination.
Meals will be 16 mins earlier.
Salt water party cancelled yesterday
because of cocoanut gathering day before
Sunday service 1030 hrs
Books 7000, Sh & Sh 14000, socks 15000

obtained from kit stores.

APRIL 1942

22 WEDNESDAY
Officers Course & Juniors
Mass 0830 hrs
Re [[?burn]] ladder?

Field Officers Group A

0850 hrs Senior Officers
TX Riley - 2 PC Bn
Padung
Went for swim. Tide well out.
Muddy beach & sawn off stakes.
Saw Col Byrne, Major Hallis, Ned
Conden. Black market at GBD.

Received Handbook of Br Malaya
from Clark.
1942   APRIL 
23 THURSDAY
Use of Padang?

Have D Coy produced seller of razor
Heat rash bad. Inspection 
is hot work. Taking things
very easy to give skin a
chance. Bridge with Bence, 
Bert & Throstle. Down $2.50.
Delightful moonlight night.
Went for stroll around camp
from 2230-2330. Nancy and children
seemed close to me. It is sad
but memories are pleasant.
Soothing hour.

APRIL 1942
24 FRIDAY
Have D Coy given over chairs.
CC Latrines being used by B Coy.
CC Use correct song

CC Latrines
[[?]] [[?]] were & following after.
CO Div [[?]] Div barracks

Col Andersons lecture Friday 1500
Water cart inspection

[[?]]
Breakfast Sunday 0930
Ch Pde         "          1030

[[?]]            ag 4 Div.  4 Br HQ
                                      6
                                      3

"Clan" Officers go on Sunday.
Easy Day. Col Anderson lecture
on [[Muai?]].  CO does not appear to
like 2/19 Bn.
1942 APRIL
[[?]] HOUD  D & HQ
25 SATURDAY
Anzac Day
[[?]] [[?]] 0715 hrs
Mass at 0830

[[?]] social 1^st AIF

Standby for Irrigation W.P.
CC [[?]]

Sgt O'Donnell re Water Cart

Inspection 1200
CO [[?]] forms [[?]] [[?]] 0945

CO Divisional night Libia lecture

Unit sent poor attendance to Dawn
Service. CO wrathful. Attended
Mass, went to Confession and 
Holy Communion. Easy day and
rash improving. I obtained [[ra?]]
Bridge with Bert, Jock, Dreverman.
Won 50c. Walk in moonlight.
Saw high pile of kit bags.

APRIL 1942
26 SUNDAY
Breakfast Sunday 0930 hrs

Church Pde 1115 1030 hrs

8 Div v 11 Ind Div Cricket

7 Officers go to months class

Inspection 1200
"                     water cart.

CO Rec night. Library

[[?]] B Coy re RC Ch Pde.

Jerry            "     "   "      "

Barbers shop

[[?]] [[?]] unfit

81 at Mass. Went to H.C. Cricket
match between 8 Div & 11 Ind Div.
Easy day. Arranging barbers shop.
Rash still vanishing. Rain stopped
Devotions. Bridge Throstle, Dreverman,

West, lost 50c.
1942 APRIL

27 MONDAY
CC. Disbursement Party 27 Bde √
Inspect water cart. √

CO CC Mess night. [[?]] bare 7 less.

CC. Untidy lines Sunday except "C".

[[?]] Clear out lines
Library report?

CC Services Count B.V.A. [[?]]

                                    D Coy
QM Hairdressers material yet?

Haircut & hairdressers [[needed?]] in gear

[[?]] Davies
CO Road responsibility

[[?]]
Notice to ward.
Co. H Shop position
Mirrors
[[?]]