Diaries and documents of John Dominic Palandri - Part 6

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Second World War, 1939–45
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  • Documents and letters
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AWM2024.6.7
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1942 ApPiI Oberare operated this morning two rols, io was hee. Spuet morning and aftenton seing my patints and admittind nun ones. Station n equals mad by possmla 113 petients. Rinoun allout cansellar If willes and concent so mindl Coloney, as triunck 1 Ps went out his afternon, and we will probally g0 N0-monrd. Amauged Hs Sevening with Ellar to cay on with iais the ros as before Tand shall glally) take over from t from wllhlive making to hl for Ome. Roms 1, 6,78, and purt of 30. Ielleged t Ialad and Sandelaed are in the clink a Brosdor doing their. hee weks, and that he have of en to trunch Samitaters. Fed to se Lench 18.A.F man who comes here, but April Gave on or Neoo do pis this morning, ther staited looking nonnd my new patrills. Grand show sealets inal measles, diphs in two rooms, Obs. in ti other wors, oe for sve spth, one for aes, and others in ansther small now dorn conider o/0 check on all these, and almost all free to wander aboht as hey please, and almost impossible to make hem stay i bed or even in their or. Is grand. I believe ty noop month ogeus Working on 2 map of Fanse Edars the true alvey and to save some ye ur of chicking up on news. told his morning tat child. sly is almost exhansted egal about 15 phills of 33us cade, ine above enough for six nowal astis ie worked out that for Majst Do? including induction y consumption of clo is att he pate o alpt 100us and hour. I's onions that now I'm Obecoming accustomed to he saf, Ii rather lote to charge him it toether. Rivealed 6o day that Juubhies re walks and Caster onest an t mude Wuld – Frends f had walk this afpenoon and concet is to go o.
Good Fniday OAPP Good Kiday, and a holiday for the lovals. Our 8p. m. asels as on as wsuch] Stent a lot of tho day Coking ver Men patients, mdst of nest it plaing aund with the may Easter Saturday APPIT Half day for Cuan Glaff, as is wnah with Sahunday Nothing to Shortd about except that we heard that our latts were taken in a fores) nrear Haulig, where dy had gone to sleep for the night. they fand the Fot handll ane in The clink) an Biddos and ouner he sam rom where they, spand mon him Wne misking and hge fulmost on Robano thad dunes to ight with Ellaz, Grose famient and Facquinr – grand! sines wrotte & wast path cake and trined apriots chuse a cofter & and they made it taste flike souithing from the fitz O
Easter Sunday APEI Opt. his morning. Low 2 Ellar doened n chap who tumed out to hve an Affendicpl abseds which they did not distust. time to get to s before the offertsny. Big number present and a Dame mumber o) A conunatnts. Fuinded he make this altemin then went to the concut which was quite a good show, half by be English and half by the Lrech, and lasting toe hodrs. Two oM Esglish lads tumed up for Appel will drend as lolet-mils and got d ain was he young offeces whs tod) it. ApriI 6 Ansher full holiday for the Rumans to day hrefore n opipating capked tch my patiens whith dide not ale long fony. Willshire and I went td a walk with a Renan Dolmeben who speaks good English and Re Frende. Beantiml day, lit of a ip in sheand buste and Dlnny. () went fnde the lame paik alopgride tempo andiome and wasched a conple of games) of handboll mles apparently like r nt alldone with The Waitks and t not te het – the secondd the o cames was played by lads o 18-22 or po my fas and B pity god sndard, hond people about disions about us but not Spding in the least. thisel Lor Honzon in the wening a my good. found it
April One iob this moning Jr verytiak and dored ding the omanti hed me my weakings tat way at Vake Hossital Toe patients in monding, then tapped my sick Russian's cluk. Ihin he must be I lomnlasting, as dispite considerable arra dullinss as able to widdraw only 310 cs. Rurrian captain returns a pontive te sputim Wad an inright or two in to quality of Euman organisation fior this Lasate rathed lie our own. Elbar and Bemrin came to dime with no Hi cveuly and the conversation was most amusing. I their interal relations were one I subjicts (and we had give a pleasant eo h Nhlos I Am reading Captain teatis tomblower - very arod. April 8 Elly one sol o) andistretic this morning them pand my patinets. Iwhrole up sr of hm to go bout making I hartin in all to leave ond Tusday Ment, 4t help a lit as wee full ing in 14 and more coiing om all the time + WVoules the English a trunck Rs. I could be removed to a Banatrun, and has aloady been amnged all would be will, tone hall news today that sll combatant oficers are gon to an oflag pand TheB, that only ae .I land dentss and lyt as the place inBluben Blwn de C. L. Stanley B? Jor Boddshum and Carttoakes. Ene Copio 25 R. Hos. Lenist is meartly at Capt. Heale's (7.2) commande. Imshed "Captain Hountio Homblower and ard on England, this England – very lumorows.
ApPII One annistulic again. Two Gursian generals came in for D.P. Preathen and pent out as am they were eckish. Fest of the day i and, continy to usul pdi, & elep for while in the Paptemson. ApPiI 10 foting much to day. One anawrthetic, hem a frmend morning wll wilbsire reamanging 418 hiahl full use of Saccommodation, continudd dipwards and restupled he rest grving with te sputa twowards, and ir reducing overnowding. Had a longis Balk his afaemos. Bridge Your in lat his evening - Ladre, but Timbeed And I, good fun.
ApPII 77 One anxesthlic then a round, and in aftimoon gave a 200u. Cranstusion to a fruic Wt. Calit give decent amount of a Pior so as no one is willing to make such a sadifice unless actually to pave t lafe, as on present ration he p of making up he loss in a rensonable time is Hblin a Beal Hhad aame of volles. ball in aftensom, very interesting I sided knt a ball ghing over tha net, and number of te same (side) may lnch it before It passes balk again, and te which allows he ball to thih the ground go into the net or out of play lous the psnt or he sene. Played bridge in evening, same four no last ma Contennon Sunday ApFiE 12 Apteil and back t bd Mersa Communion by ball afterwards lund! hoapd and pepe and found hat the tradMen Ihad Mone londe prsticilly no good. One of my Habins a Subsnained Lwkic ws abdomal wid dur centresd the who is actically on his Exst legs, snied up. tough Strngth to try stragulation) n a li cord Pow Cil his lmust le an uther bunden to him. Cinie Endg his eening wa will di Limbead and s eetes my 3/3 from Sation 14 - fine A Olways my n no bidh plafer. Sat Whulaa is, trauclating myd pis into Huch.
ApPII 13 Appel one anaistetic him started a full round hiding ssix Rurnians for discharge next nak. Deblind found another eisht, and he 28 in a space done week will make a big diference to non Be accommodation. But the are the big mag-they inst neaumlake and remimlate. I dise to the Assistant. Arst about him this moning. and all he could say was what the authoritis had h informed of heir pence, and that no tims more could be done about them mibil transsot chld le made available for Nieir removal the ffunh 1s Frans and the English to Sanatoria – Though hey should be repatiatild. Ond hous spnt in making the aequantamces of he new the patints Ive acqmochd in he las hs doys was enough for me. Is he most depessing expeintin standing amongst him, who t o sm were onle fim looking chars. Ffort hilpless fulling known but we can do noting for them hee no twen pnd as the should lepd. O home and ofalicent abe with us this evening and lett i at about 111p.m. wlly decent chaps. Volle ball for an honr or po. Aminssany of our landing in Jace - last Eoster Dndan ApPiI 14 Imal quiet day, one anaistutic, then a look at poe of the patims. Wew wish Willshure and a guard 60 days walk to the Knew berg a small hith Which gides something of a vie of some of the cito had o opleasant consle of hous I hots of kiddug about most of them chutlly enough, bht all rather pale. Parnd a price If cewolate through the masdt o a laty sitting uo for her likle doughted aged about two Iand she made very short bwok f Oit hiue little mips hots of little las about Dunty of the agres of John Yark, and Choid, and they datke me Sthk of hind more tran ever. Homedickie always gets throublisome at such times, Gad could laved algthing Ie seen hire will in back ground as could most people, bless her. Th Hall, I gues Ill have to tokl up for a year or two yet a Dog Hollin ball when I got back – I look forward to the days sersion more and more each Nime. Fumhiad Crongho Ballata, te Colish aspirant along his eveni against will shire and me, and The humed out to le a wlly good playe. Amusing, too dipite langnage Prffieulthes.
ApPI 15 One amawstutic. Discovered to day that my por divil. I a patint, Lukic died a midday 490 Yesterday. It was meriiful for him? OArnistant Arst came wund Room t with me and knt most of the inmates on extra pod.I talkin of getting his artificial Bnemston & gear and tg to work on suitable cases when am & Ray appaintled in mstalled ngermons, the Indan of Symn Cs. . C. Hn who was taken of the N.2. coust was rdcd his passport, and Alan B. and I were with hum for all hour or so his afpenison fixing up his Enanial amangements His to reto Aunty han entally, or trox or Bce in that rder O avil alltg. Shoud make a disffernce to m when I gft hure, and puts lilk arrets to good use. Valley ball in afternoon - in evening wrote letter & cart to slad Clishday som) likn) to am a Dad and Boxshalls and card ts dues. Would be grand to get some from hem. ApPII 16 mshic of w loth amn my wards, Daw W newt Kurnans in afteont Ihad came later played Iidne in colding with O same four aston trishal seing adth you ar ansher day goe 3/30 and N hrauh Ialan and that gov is t d tht. Discumons is Hunnalh to what it may mean. t hing tote from s at Printo we pent that some stall, a comls Sandulesss. Enlish trench sitionines Nichoreofe wen yesinday
ApPII 17 One anaistetin a look awound my waods and ten aspiation of my kussian's chadt yilling 1500us d Miss Suns adlo batr & know how unce be can prand now. the lads went ont in he afternoon, but I stayed m, one walk a week is wout yse pretty monotonous at present, just stiaking thohsh the Houts with no thim, a see anth nowten to go. I should be letter lated when we can get to he w to he 1226 Tumprie sats gand, and a fuw oer pleas, get a dile choer down in the on destendad rad factiues & slept. Volly ball as uenat. baych bridge in me wining ApPII 18 bractically noting to do his morning, as the oberan (was ] speratid Parals Co. day I consisted of ild comports not the rsual Bet) & ous Wloe quit. This wak with be a kit- shot. Heed mind We moited Gobet a famnanii hs evening just the saebut the laer co not accept. Hid renson was that when he first anued he ate in his own down belos go nothing from his wapives, and no parcels of his lown and mitil he can returne ho firalsly indepente prefer not to come to us. m & a gaine later, and in evening, we intertined Palde Toulze and Boben, Valy mescesbul show. Allan Willing lips namsin his onen particular broand of Lnds in a knorks on His a ward lad Aetary this moning had Eite in ten
Sunday APFIIC 19 Baly Wars a Communion, Affecl, & bed & midday. She in sun for a whuild - all the amilalte decl dinirs we on, and a Pwo. hour ae in prorts a pand. shes. Bridge at migh wih Cade Golent, a Staf Junhead. We were !Co have had a moderate dinner his evening - middays sonp, a sweet and loss a chuse but sllal at of enough to give each s and he lotmen a amrous ing it into a first Considering he att tads of the hrenc .Bs to us, I can't funderstand fir difernces. amongst temselves. tis smning in he bat the acnsant ha a short trinc sty "How. I lost my virgmist gome bight gurls consdaion – Goh. Outaleuly no repesions, and did ber nother have histhin iders as to how daughters should le bought y?. April 20 Quiet day 10 day – one anaisthetie a mnd, and no thing mush clas in ne moning Having run and heard the arguments at the bowls gament in the dontgard as o who was manst kit I made the gang a Omissuver as used on the greens at home and got a same in the shrength of it. Iite injoyable tso, though wel were will licked. An hour or gi's bridge in the evening with Billator and temhead against werst and me. I thin, before bed, I finished Edgas Wallow's the an Tho Brought Mondon whit bilp. Wilin Eihedan to day. Hhll of leo of fag fying but nothing muchdled. this woming Clufarst blew ints thrate inst beore Sent and Eister Icon sed Aragt a oged transler for herself The pacified hu by so Wa a giold win a Ris Munkrt the woed by a of News No day from the thire at Busdal that they astut to as and to morow and sear their Veslinaton is a laour. Cuss somhere in Furia or Boland wher they would be out Cench with pted & wamed us of he Plikelshord, and asked us to wable their intiss. I think theyse maduly pesumadtre, but by may be right.

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