Diaries of John Kevin Lloyd - Part 13

MARCH  3rd Month-1942

31 TUESDAY 90-275
Appeal for books.
[[?]] Officers - Admin Pde
Light Out
Use of kitchens
[[?]] [[Derrxxxxx?]] to Guards
Tables etc for Common Room
Wagstaff re Yeast
Tree of xxx cut down
No xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx park
Extra urinal
xxx Ptivate xxxx
Officer list xxx by xxxx
xxxxx xx tea xxxx
W.O. xxxxx xxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
 

1942-30 Days  APRIL

1 April WEDNESDAY 91-274
[[Sanitary]]   10      4                        14
R A P          2       4      2                8
Barber       1        1        1                3
[[Wood ch]]   1         1        1                3
Runners     3  [?]]        1 [[Pde?]]  4
[[?]]              2                 4                6
[[Batmen]]      2        2       3               7
CSM              1        1        1                3
CQMS           1        1        1                3
Baker           -         1                         1
Kit [[?]]        -          32                    32
[[?]]                  -       6                       6
Jap H Q         -         2                       2
Water[[?]]    -          1                          1
[[?]]              -           -        16 2       16 2
Jap [[?]]         -        -          1                1
[[?]]                 -        -          1                1
 

APRIL  4th Month-1942

2 THURSDAY 92-273

1942-30 Days APRIL

3 FRIDAY 93-292

Good Friday

 

November 29
Further news that typhus broke
out amongst staff of disinfection
plant and that four or five are
infected. Germans apparently not
yet convinced.
Later to-day all public meetings
Church & theatre staff and
communication between compounds
cut down to a minimum
Photo taken by German of several
groups from barracks. We are to
have more during week - Aussie
officers etc..
Internat^l Repat Commission
ran through cases - Hughes - Stanton,
Phelan, & Hewlett passed.
 

November 30
Mass in batmen's end of barrack
this morning. Served for Fr. Berry.
S.Maj Greet [[?]] Cpl. Sullivan came
across in afternoon as soon as
medical inspection of men in their
hut allowed them, and took
about 300 pls. off me and
Percy McDonald. Glorious crimson
sunset to-day after see a queer
"marcel-wave"  effect of fleecy cloud
completely covering sky in morning
changing to a perfect straight edge
from N.W. to S.E., all cloud confined
to south.
A typhus case died to-day.
 

I.IP
September
24
McG [[?]] warned to be ready to move
with P.O.Ws.
1942
Grand start to-day — Received my
first parcel from Glad and a letter from
M^r Troy. Parcel sent on 19th Feb. contained
roll-neck pullover, 3 prs. socks, 2 prs. u.pants,
2 singlets, 2 of my silk sports shirts, 3 hanks,
1 pr. slippers, 1 facewasher, one of my old [[?]],
1 cake soap, 2 tins [[Gibbs?]] tooth powder, 2 t.brushes,
razor, 2 pkts blades, 1 shaving-brush, 1 nail brush,
1 comb, [[?]], choc. & gum. The underofficer
took my [[tie to?]] Kommandant on grounds that
it was civie wear, but if I can't keep it, I'll
try to get it and burn it - can't let [[Germs?]] have it.
Grand to get a parcel from Glad. She's a darling.
M^r Troy's letter was more or less general. Best
wishes from him & M^rs Troy.
350 Greatcoats, etc. from Stalag, & 32 new
men from Falkensee. Crowd of [[Subs?]] waiting on
line outside to go somewhere, threw them French
cigarettes, and four pairs of my older socks.
4
1
S1
September
25
1942
Nothing startling to-day.
Won against S.M. [[Woodfire?]] at chess for the
first time.
In the last few days, 50-odd men came
to us from Falkensee, which now contains no
British prisoners, the other 10 or so having gone
to another camp.
 

OCTOBER  10th Month-1942
17 SATURDAY 290-75
Only 10 men from B Bn on W.P.
Reveille is now at crack of
dawn 0800 hrs Jap time and
breakfast at 0815 hrs. Yarned
with Major ^J Harris who comd
2/4 R M.T [[?]]. He is an Ivanhoe
man. general manager of Overseas
Motors. The unit was raised to
be part of the B.E.F. in Malaya.
Someone had been talking to
him about my being transferred
out of my unit and he seemed
interested at my unjust
treatment. Played contract
bridge all the afternoon.
Rumours of heavy fighting in N G
and Solomons.
 

1942-31 Days    OCTOBER

18 SUNDAY 291-74
Mass & H.C. Usual muster pde.

[[?]] prequel C&VP Bris' area

whilst they were checked by

the Japs. 1000 men prepare to

move to [[?]]. Walked

2-3 miles with Major Lawson

and discussed possibilities of

sheep farming in the West on

a 1/4 million acres - The usual

size lease. Two men caught by

Japs outside the wire in the 

middle of the night. Told

they would be shot. Taken to

local goal.

8    Sunday

September 6

Quiet morning, Padre Bill Hurst held C&E

church parade at 10.30, and we said a word or

two to him afterwards to pass the time of day. Had

almost a full afternoon's bridge and during the 

evening and afternoon I wrote letters (2) to Glad

 and cards to Dad & Mum, Ines, [[Mell}}, Lia Celestina,

Luigi Palandin, and John Stefain.

The letters to Australia in the batch, and 

those in the last two have been sent air-mail,

and so will all those in the future

September 7

Nothing of note to-day except that our neighbour,

the Ack-Ack train, left is this evening.