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, unwell
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.OC. 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 Lloyd 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 yesterday. Hyslop.
QM re Off Mess.
West    "      "     $300 400
C.O. Tea, Off Mess money.

Gahan re more on concrete
C.O Latrine maggots
2/13 N✓ , Con, 2/26,  2/10 N✓ Right,  2/18 N✓ Sigs  Nx, [[K?]]
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 - Owen & 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 Club at 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 Park
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

accomodation 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 Bence, Bill, Bert lost $1

1942  APRIL 

17 FRIDAY

Bridge Fleming

Bridge Fleming

See [[?]] paying confirmed

CO & Satiere re broom lost

with consignment

"     Singapore Working Party

"     Office bearers

Urine Tubs.

Pioneers frier.

Latrine roof not good.

Borer in MIR roof.

MIR drain.

Contract election

Ladder

C.C. West will distribute 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 good. Burma

Philippines about gone and 

France coming in against us.

Bridge with Bence, 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

Lime

Mass at 0830. Platforms disappeared

Later, found in 22 Bde H.Q. 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 latrine

APRIL 1942 

20 MONDAY

Mess night [[American?]] 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 0845 hrs

C.C. CO S.O. re burning of wood by 22 Bde
C.C. Lieut Lloyd? overnight [[confirm?]]

C.C. Ping Pong Smith in Pavilion

CC Chauman Tropical Lecture 1715

D Coy [[?]] from

CC Change of lectures [[ferguson?]]

C E Div Concert.
CC Change of Pavilion

A Buy Razors

Conf Duties Bde will be coordinating.
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 
Return ladder?

Field Officers Group A

0850 hrs Senior Officers
TX Riley - 2 pl Bn
Padung
Went for swim. Tide well out.
Muddy beach & sawn off stakes.
Saw Col Byrne, Major Hallis, Ned
Condon. 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 Burn, 
Bert & Thrustle. 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 Lawn.
[[?]] [[?]] were & filling after.
CO Div barrack & Div barracks

Col Andersons lecture Friday 1500
Water cart inspection

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

Cricket           ag 4 Div.  4 Br HQ
                                  6
                                  3

"Clan" Officers go on Sunday.
Easy Day. Col Anderson lecture
on Mon. CO does not appear to
like 2/19 Bn.

1942  APRIL
Crickt HOUD  D d HQ
25 SATURDAY
Dawn Service 0715 am
Mass at 0830.

Smoke social 1^st AIF

Standby for Irrigation W.P.
CC Sq guard for

Sgt O'Donnell re Water Cart

Inspection 1200
CO Conference [[?]] [[?]] 0945

CO Recreational 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. CO obtained
jam, and sauce. 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

[[?]] Mess night

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 Thrustle, Dreverman,

West, lost 50c.

1942  APRIL

27 MONDAY
CC Div Concert 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 Service Count B.V.A. [[?]]

                                D. Coy
CO Hairdressers material yet?

Haircut & hairdressers ^& [[needed?]] in gear

[[?]] Davies
CO Road responsibility

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