Diaries and documents of John Dominic Palandri - Part 13

Conflict:
Second World War, 1939–45
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  • Documents and letters
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Open to contributions
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AWM2024.6.7
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August 19 Iuring the last few sick. parades the light. worker have been acking to be (apt back) to their pls ffeause the torl callotted) them in campoy the Copymandant has been hander and longer whol what they get outside to day reached it piak - most of them were shovelling cral and coke, or digaing – on ease of anaunid almost passed out, and ohen could not get in for the treatment they are weing kept in camp fet, and thoe with uleus were showing u with aht and caal-dust impromating thit Inffunds and dressings, hose workind abside The were were allowed (neither to come in ffor a dunk nor to take water with them. The guards were as browned of as the men, partly for tip sakes and partly for, their own. The Ohead. of camb took my pofest across to the Commandant Iwho went up C the ar and then callmed down August 20 Iuing the monning I look Smith with me on a roundd inspection ofthe luchte-arberters, and found that apsart from Two or shree still woking in the coal. selt the rert were all on hight sols, land even the coal heavers were very much Pletter. st. Had a walk with Smith tisd afternoon and watched the local inhabitants having a dip in the dam alongside he sactory on whic most o our parties are sokking? O grined subilant to day apparently about a division oour shaps landed att Drippe and according to. The local Prags, were pushed 16 with heavry lexs Best of all & reaied a bunds of letters - Cfom hom Glad (and one from Erlean & ponan dared bitwin DetH &7or. 8t. Alert year. and all addressed to Kskina – Old news but acceptable delightful to get him had talling me about heself and the kids (Grand) Jedn Cawlin's I daughter and Yarge Bonds you () hire new prape - Gladland Sard Dark Mak and Hark & John. Hle has bbeen pending me cras.L books, like, (phis gorgons but I wish she wouldn't as they don't, get were k Birds been a gued help about the house – Ill remember it. A letter from Ht Bmmans who has camed another sef - now aff the Eegation, waiting to te for disbon - xpeva recept. fom for the det, and request her medical informaion of a laf in Camp "Innlido Dection, 4 Cailton souse 1ee Lodon 2.W.
August 21 (a.m. Rennan V.C.O. came into Barrack and tumed evenyone out, some thought it was time toget up and were fully dressed when they came on parade, Imost were half Casles. Holl was called and Lwomen Guyler and Huphy would tho be missing. Commandant was there at Cater superised the inculding of the tiole in the wise knough which they had bolted oppfsite my widow, Payed in Obed all day to day wat a Aad lack, them leassed later that hs more Imen walked of from a working party sright in to an A.. pon, mond e other its sll ablarge 14 This evening one of the F/.C. Is came in to me and showed me a letter hoon his blrother telling him that his wife had gone of leaving his four children one an nwvalull, wholare now in the card of his moter and bother in-law. Gharly? Poor blight ir. mank Gat Iin the last one it wall happengs Gad is smet, and loves the kids and me. I dank I swould ba of my head in his position, but his pretty Steady, and is taking it on my chin wish I hould help thim. I hhink it was to day that I paid 501). in advoncet for a pt. A. Spallacthz in Endian. 5 Aao o August 22 Yothing much doing 13. day checked our the lads nno had lice or eggs last Tweek, and found that quite n few f the old stenders I had made no sfort is get nd of thei cags on had actually hratched out a Body. lown from are ualited ega, and one a coab" from a eggwich had been attached to the remains o) his pubic halt. oome of these fellows are absolutely lropeleps. Rommandant has nott taken any action so for against the men reported last week
6 August 23 E Payed an intereding game o chess against. 5. H. Woodhoe this morning Rost o couse but It was good Atter lunch te regular Your played Bridge from a likle after 1pm. until A pul witl about 34 D. Olreake. We wie well sowelled aft wrote two letter to Glad and cards to Jpnne Dad the in laws and the Biggs, all air mail, and returned to Geniva the signed receipt. tonn for my cap. August 24 Quit day again. Dout know show the gefangeners A 4-18 suck your years of this like without doring Odiy Oer luving conditions mut be diinteld better that thi wer but it's bloody awhil for all hart. Tont know what I would 423 not give to be wirthd H again. Ananged 1o do some work on Genan with Ellis?
August 25 Hewritt went of to Dentist this morning, and Iwas sil releep at 9.30 when walkerden walked in to ask me a question about something or other 1 Arked for an intensin with Stalsant Dommells to. day to stabrlise sombling re medical supplis and Muntal treatment, lok of which ane in a diplerable Nate August 26 Quict day, but a lit before midnight the air, raid alann counded and we made ready for a nights Min However, it tumed out to be a lone pand which driffed a prachute - Have, collected some Hck tik then made willout dropping any eggs, or so he papes said layed rridge and weve beaten Hle and I fout in an hour or so at Rennan To. day
August 27 Sar. Jothing to report Did some mobre. Seman and played a lible mone Bridge Clost acanf, but the raid which we were expecting So ight did nor come off lars August 28 Had a walk hus altemon & but, the geat in the efsc made out the papes for only one hour, which I popded out to the Commandant] wher I came in and he prpoues to have it fixed ut He left to night but wonddup by having tll the Hads on pprade att 8.30 coreetly dressed hed had them all seprched for money ket he Gemans tought it, a hill Na. to e
August 29 Off to 11. this moning at 8.15, Calt. Homil checled my ays and turste a seip for Glasses. too k the Iatinity S newing acquaintde with eerybody. Tomp that Ingunid has been sent off on the fint ligd Prepalnation on accoud agr -his 48 and a grand dad alld that Crepon is liah Constened somehere whoe he can puctice his speialty as somablolognst, and went B Convision to the sad&e Get back at about 3 p.m] and aranged for a tio- hone walk – Commanden agreed to plone Btaldg re pormission to surm as well August 1P.5 30 Inn commenied last night soon after I had mished writing in my diany. Al lone place came ovl from north wth I did The trip twrie and had everything known at him. From the adgle at which we were watching he seemed to be snothered in nastmess but he kew sevemily on though in the lights all the time and finally went his way. Smell I desent show tonight. wo sections of Sanway's opposite numbers have become our nishbours overnight not forty yords away, and they may bn out to be quite interthanding Father Seasbrough tumed up inixpectedly to day so we had Mars and Communion. Hone of he od ? Commandant's indiness and lack of taste No spoil things either. He was no advitisement for Genniny, a save told b-d to evenyone including his own mete. tw, hour walk with Smith to day and watched the youth and beauty of the place out wathing. These dreats I have - hade very dishonourable in Fentirs on two wenches Glad tumed up and saved me from disereng myself as usual and just hs we were coming toachler, I woth Trip- o Hell a Damnation? Sh Glade if II could only be with you? I was never intended for the eibate likeI received two books, preminably from Gad and addrend to Kokenra, the Funder of Bleven ofestr and the Yan from Yadagascar. Letter to faot the Kids, Dad s Jun, Mes, and Ghwa ressending letters here and not to
August 31 Cust. day, up late and longd most o the him. T hik 3 ham Atefcane of henat hes mat ha a a Tatt al big aker thst pep. honadhi 5.b Sehnet September peaised a 1939 edition & Tidy's Synopsis I oedicm? today - librarys i Broving Oly leaps and I bounds. Spent most of the evening sotting my letters and colledting data for giving reniva through Contidence Vfan an average of thime taked by Peer to reach Ous from home. time years ago Gennary attacked roland
September 2 Amother quiet day. 124 O Ts pn a ran 25. phels mn smne nt sta adlfel helt September Captain Ene Cooker dintal offe of the Ht. General came so us to dayd lo start work there i wh at osibi oe Ahol hme years pince Glad and I came onthomg guing Wathering hights to boyg a special Dly his and find that the Pompre was at was. I dix yarr enic Gladand I went to 126 Walatt 5. So Lableyr, To begin practicen 5 m ttd a ha b alonas I wth tot is Dlew Sheyp tha 5 pa 2 tn
September lone Woke his moming to find that a letter had anved from Gad daned June 12th bnt without a snap. Semape of news indicate that my letters are not geting thnough very well that Wick Connaughton was dding Then Condins practice for him while herecovered hom approdiciatoriy, and that Blow thivrsill was brdins away with wory about Jack about whom no news had been preaived. The kids were well except for Johnishing home with a bad cold. Glad is sttill sending me parcels blessher I wish she wouldn't, but he letter appears a bit lisless and dispinted - hope shis quite well. Can't be much hi looking after three lads like them on one's form, wish If we there to give a hand. Shis prolably having as bad a time as any of us Eric pnt knough lits firt batch of deutal cases to dai, eleven of Othem September oasur be Possular with hu postal authonitis as I received two ode letter hrom addabed Apil 31 and ay the fist ather qular i told of hearing I my sutt from I 3ts in D mentroned o return Bollen Jo Cbbn, tank wallace (promoted LCol) Fad OBrin that somies was doing verywell that he kids were fim 2 david commening to talk i hat she loved me? All that was good, but, in spite of the pct that she could not mution the names of mants of thow who had retumit because o lack of spac she wote on only one sithe of the page Iwonder I here is anything wonying glad shes insually not o alsent munded at that The acond letter stalts by saying that Glad had had no letter from me for your mi had the hopel I had neaied the suaps, and that the kids were all apronting, and that she would have i dists taken of Mm. THo more Potker, too expensive Thank phillacis Office and patella pmashed in a uotor accident and Glad bedailing the pct that Ralph Honner had naced home a fortnight befor and that I had not. Frank G. was on the ait not long ago, means at leat that he got there from Salonika. Iue is in Adelaide a Yean may go som and John Sbaik (and David want a tow H. A. grdi. Rad forget it was my buth day when she wrote my letter. Onnt be smeking on hes mind. Pletter rom 3. R.C. Enguinny re Gunner Edwards& Insilier Williams.
Sunday September 8 Auet morning, Vadoe Bill thust hild Cg8 church parade at w.30, and we said a word or two to him afterwards to Wrs the time of day. Had almost a bull Pattemoon's Bridge and, I duing the eening and atteoon I wrote tters to Chad and Cards to Dad & tum, Ines, Fill, Lia Celesine Linge Pslandn, and John Stelam. the leters to Australia in this batch and those in the last two have been sent anr, mail and so will all those in the future s aswan 5 hot do w am an bering 4 t had t lat in ha oow t a t wheat had to nou, geoteral ta a ofhamna salld il sls C A b s hish kin b shiak n o myend d s. . aa we he hom D ik wtthld webast September Nothing A note to day except that our neighbour the Hb Ack train left is This evening Ad. DD et asirs 282a Bt Sier S wa wal in i and nith setet tta ba tgts at se had th Da hea t e sute ho v1 A bee

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