Diaries of Signalman W H L Woodgate spanning November 1941 to October 1945 - Part 2

Conflict:
Second World War, 1939–45
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  • Prisoner of War
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weight todays 3t aford of 6lls in 3 weeks BI6.DAY.TAUEAVIVO SCPRESAEYImENT AIOWH A.Ntol Charoy NexloaD1er Returned hanai1 2//517 get 3 mths condepst 2 te ration is down again. yescasy iof work Thisday of meet Tedwalkerson planes all this week 1099/15 two big dos since arrival t man ular me but 5places 4 in hospital wounded &1s treated a R.AP. Close calls 113/15 WE. WEITE HONE.W ISSUE P Ye T. FikPHYCOOD WOCKERNOS SCR16HT POW1131/162 PeT.TO SMIL. MORE REC II FEEDSUNDAY. AL QUIETG ncopisus ie 2 FisH DeobEh FoR BRENKENS COOD. USUAL HASHDINNER LE STEW. PORRTBOLN PATY Slmor DooeR &A CHOClTE FBUNER CUEILRY NICE POWII FIRST MANTDi H AIL RAID ASUAE ERIDAYNE RHLA. AAPOUTOE 2 BORAHDEHFTER-HAYNENY CHECK PARADE OFHIM 1AOT 45 NIGHT SUNDAYAWe HaYE ANOTHER REDCROS DAN. IAAYE DEENON ROADFOR AWEEK.S WHAVEEEEN CIOL. PE ISSUEDTHETAPS LEF THE FOOT WWR BUTTBKE MODY FINE CARETPOTTDolSNoC00l BFTHE WAy 175 ADM t 18.A RiSE DF. PpIN. OURBCE Hon. Tomoalow &ou tey we 1.MOVET0NOLCI TOMEUAUS WITKME HNo AEhE ApE 6020No BS JonSi MI9NIY WUE. FIRT-IT Off INSweCt HH CRoUNOE NoT ToCoaDTHETE AST. DDAYS. pBiC. HAnbe oeRa & 1000 MARE MEN MOVE IN ToTHstay 45 FOODHERE HAS BEENCouD. JIRB OfNOrE To MinonD. have had Ls bOAT WORK TABOA M Oo S M 1
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LTTCR RCCORD Home XQ 29/2/41 3456 ED.G Xy 29/2/4/14/34 M PeAREX 24/2/41 BihL JoNES X 29/14/ ToBy Nawrow 42p Ron 1222 RS Ovin FORMAIAR W.H. Leris S 5hisble Young Syr Kth. Gucanstan Reatherson Sable Turney Lingres 10934 ACHEAI.H. H7A.TSCY R.OH.S J.C.S.T.B. Block 17 WFHERER LGWISS. COLE TABB SMOREDFISR LCAn sevr

10/4/44 MON

To Malaria Centre with 19th 

dose of bug. The food here is

terrible we receive abt ½ the

issue of the lines. A big ramp

theft or gross incopitance by

all concerned is evidently the

cause of it. Will approach

B.J. at first opp or to the N's

a scandal worth a chapter

TUE
18/4/44

The food is still low & 

noise still on. Have clicked             

another positive slide 786/112 Wk

9/5/44 TUE

IN. AGH another dose  

of the bug. The move 

to the jail is on &

some of Sigs in today

Mail has been in rcd

nil POW 807.ALL.F.FORCE. IN

12/5/44 FRI

Move in to gaol today

& sleep on concrete table

the food is awful POW810 

27/5/44 SUN

22nd dose of malaria & we 

move to the huts 826/118

12X/6/44 FRI

Move to the Changi Jail  

To THE MESS Room of B.47B.Mess

All settled in meals are

an improve & POW. 831

(2/6/44)

 

31/7/44 MON

Im in M.3 ward of the AGH  

with malaria again

everything looks rosy

& speculation runs high

some of "A" Force chaps are

in. Stan is still in Thailand

Win another bet today from 

Jan Boon a case of KROPAK

Also case GINGER POW890

12/8/44

In M2 AGH 27th dose of Malaia

the place is alive with

bugs 300 odd out of the bed before

I got into it. & POW 902

20/8/44 SUN

Positive slide today & its a good 

dose. Designing a boat

The food now consists of rice

& veg stew (not too much vegs) & 

a few modern guls? (fish)

This is our 130th weekend & 910th day

23/8/44 WED

An "EGG" for breakfast, a present  

from Major Hughes. Eggs are $1.50

each now last night some of 

the lads had a feed of "dog". We 

are hopeful of getting own meat

very sooon now & POW 913

WED 30/8/44

Another egg today - what a feed? 

A lesson in meat curing.

Finish the boat design & POW 920

5/9/44 TUE

Out to Karangi to the  

Hosp in the old Indian 

Camp not bad place

food light POW 926

27/9/44 WED

TWO. LETTERS YEST,Y. THE DINNER

TODAY. ½. PINT. PLAIN. RICE

HOPING. RETURN CHANGI. POW 948

WK 135 - 3

11/10/44 WED

Still at KARANGI. ONLY   

3 RETURNS. PER. MONTH. NOW

HAVE WORKED. IN GARDEN

SINCE SUNDAY. THE INDIAN GUARD

CAUGHT AT. THE PAW. PAWS & POW

962 07 137th wk.  25th Bucks Birthday 

SUN 5/11/44

1010. A.R.P. best medicine yet  

65. in before 5TH Nov & POW 994 - 141st WK

GUY FAULKS. DAY - CELEBRATED

11/11/44 SAT

Return to Changi today  

into con depot 1000 days

today & The 142 week.

13/11/44 MON

Return to jail tonight 

have talk with Major Hughes

Bob in hospital

SUN 19/11/44

Off with bruised foot  

The tobacco withdrawn

POW 1008 WK 144 = 250

 

MON 27/11/44

To MALARIA centre another

dose of bug 1016 0f 145

Another Air Raid. alarm

THUR 7/12/44

To The Cells again 32 4/5 

draw 50C. A good tea as

they go P.OW 1026 of 146

SUN 24/12/44

We work a full day acct  

XMAS day off. I hurt the old

hernier & so POW 1043-149 wk

MON 25/12/44

XMAS DAY & at 10am  

I go into A.G.H. with a

strangulated rupture

at 11am. Gummy Collins

a reprobate of the 30th is

brought in smashed 

by a fall from a coconut

tree. dear coconuts

& so XMAS DAY & a big feed

I am able to eat OK. & 1044

TUE 26/12/44

AND. STILL. THINGS HAPPEN  

A. BLOKE. CUT HIS. THROAT

9AM. BUT. NOT. GOOD ENOUGH

THE. LIGHTING. STRIKE A RAIL (1) DIG(1)NIP HIT

All hungry again miss

out on the broadcast

WED 27/12/44

Today I click 29th dose  

of bug. BT+-. Puts my

opp off till the new

year. Gummy dies

at 7. pm & POW 1046

MON 1/1/45

And so to KARANGI again to 

have my opp. good lurk this

jazzing from place to place

The morale very high this year

Have been here since 30th

C/O ducked this "am" & they play

till they get burnt POW151

2/1/45 TUE

Turn over of Shanghai r$190}{2ND

Lew Cole gives his first lecture}{

weigh today 8ST 9LB

MON 8/1/45

My opp today all over  

& feel good No spruke &

no after affects at all

Come to in an Air Raid

@ 2/30pm & so POW 1058 of 151 wk

 B.A.R 11/1/45 1/3

SUN 21/1/45
Opp coming on good. Things 

all very quiet. Dose of brits

POW 1071 wk 153. Changi mob

arr today.

SUN 28/1/45

EXCITING. WEEK. A. JOB. FELL. TO. BITS. &     

I UNEARTH. ANOTHER. RACKETT. GET UP

TOMORROW. & POW 1078 / 164

 

TUE 30/1/45

Weight today 8s.3lbs a loss 

of 6lbs in 3 weeks.

THUR 1/2/45

BIG DAY. & A VERY AMUSING ONE. 

SCARE'S & EXCITEMENT. ALSO WORMS

A. TRY. FOR. CHANGI. NEXT. LOAD 1082.

17/2/45 SUN 

Returned Changi 12/2/45                              

get 3 mths con depot

The ration is down 

again. Get easy job

work 2 hrs day. meet

Ted Walkerton. planes 

all this week 1099/157

SUN 4/3/45

Two big do's since arrival one 

man near me hit 5 places 4

in hospital wounded & 12

treated @ R.A.P. Close calls 1113/159

21/3/45 WED

WE. WRITE. HOME. NO ISSUE R.C.

YET. FURPHY. GOOD. TUCKER. NOW

VERY. LIGHT. P.O.W 1131/162
FRI 6/4/45

RET. TO JAIL. MORE. RED. CROSS. IN. 

FEED. SUNDAY. ALL QUIET
P.OW 1146/114

SUN 8/4/45

OUR. SECOND. R.C. DAY. RAISINS. IN RICE       

FISH. DOOVER. FOR. BREAKFAST.

GOOD. USUAL. HASH. DINNER. TEA.

STEW. PORK & BULLY. PASTY. SALMON. DOOVER & A

CHOCOLATE & BUTTER CUP. VERY NICE. POW 1148/169

FIRST. MAN. TO DIE. HERE ACCT

AIR. RAID. INJURIES.

22/4/45 SUN

FRIDAY. WE. PULL. A. CHAP OUT. OF               

BORE HOLE. AFTER. HAVING A 

CHECK PARADE OF. HIM. LAST 

NIGHT. SUNDAY & WE. HAVE.

ANOTHER RED. CROSS. DAY. I. hAVE

BEEN. ON. ROAD FOR A WEEK. 5

CIGS. PER. MAN. HAVE. BEEN 

ISSUED. THE JAPS. LET. THE. FOOD

IN. OK. BUT. TAKE. BLOODY. FINE

CARE. THAT. IT: DOES. NO. GOOD

BY. THE. WAY. ITS ADMIN'ED TO

US. A RISE OF. 10% IN. OUR. RICE

FROM. TOMORROW. & POW 1162/166

SAT 26/5/45

I. MOVE. TO. NO2 CAMP. TODAY  

TOM. EVANS. WITH ME. THINGS

HERE. ARE. GOOD. NO. B.S. POW SUN 1797/171

SUN 1/7/45

OUR. FIRST. DAY. OFF. IN. 5 WEEKS 

THE. SCROUNGE. NOT. TOO GOOD THESE

LAST. 3 DAYS. A. BIG. CHANGE. OVER. ON

& 1000. MORE. MEN. MOVE IN. TO THIS CAMP

FOOD. HERE. hAS. BEEN. GOOD. FURFS. OF MOVE. TO

MAINLAND. hAVE HAD 3 DAYS LIGHT. WORK. TAPIOCA

$4. A LB. CIGARS OLD. 3c NOW. UP TO 85c. POW 1232/176

 

B.KYNE

229 HAWTHORN R

CAULFIELD

Ken Percival.

Rye Park

Via Boorowa 

N.S.W.

WR. Millet

Atherton

Nth Queensland.

NAME - Books - AUTHOR

MY FRIEND FLICKA (MARY O'HARA)

THE YEARLING (  )

THE BLACK. TENTS. OF. ARABIA - 

THE LAND. TAKERS - 

THE LENIENT. GOD - (NAOMI JACOB)

Bas van der Mur.

Oud Tjandi 32

Semarang

E.H. Schetters.

Batavia

11 Baty.

DON SUTHERLAND

LEICHHARDT. ST

BOWEN 

NQ

C.E. Hill

86.North Road

Hull

East York.

Eng.

 

23/4/42                    24/4

F       3.60                F 4.50 =

Milk  3 .0                M 4. 0

CIGs 2.10                C  2.70

         8.70                    11.20

CHANGE  .30            ON HAND   7.20   7.20

         9. 0  I owe  5     ALF.CIG 1 M 3. 0 = 4     

                                                                      11.20

                                     1 TIN FISH LOST 

                                              1 @ 1.50 sold

1 FISH =   1.50      8.30      Started

2 MILK = 4.0                     $9 owed $4

2 FISH =  2.80 

Balance MON

Notes   3.85      Stock Cigs      65c

SIL        2.95                               1.00

Cop         36               Fish        1.65

              7.16                                1.50

stock    5.15                M             2. 0

            12.31                                5.65

 xxxxxx          my cigs $1          11.31

Mr. Roy Lee

2606 Granada

Los Angeles

Calif.

U.S.A.

U.S.D. Houston.

Frank Rhodes

Paola,

Kansas

B. LANCASTER

17. COMMERCIAL ROAD

SOUTH. FREEMANTLE

 

23/4/42                    24/4

F       3.60                F 4.50 =

Milk  3 .0                M 4. 0

CIGs 2.10                C  2.70

         8.70                    11.20

CHANGE  .30            ON HAND   7.20   7.20

         9. 0  I owe  5     ALF.CIG 1 M 3. 0 = 4     

                                                                      11.20

                                     1 TIN FISH LOST 

                                              1 @ 1.50 sold

1 FISH =   1.50      8.30      Started

2 MILK = 4.0                     $9 owed $4

2 FISH =  2.80 

Balance MON

Notes   3.85      Stock Cigs      65c

SIL        2.95                               1.00

Cop         36               Fish        1.65

              7.16                                1.50

stock    5.15                M             2. 0

            12.31                                5.65

 xxxxxx          my cigs $1          11.31

Mr. Roy Lee

2606 Granada

Los Angeles

Calif.

U.S.A.

U.S.D. Houston.

Frank Rhodes

Paola,

Kansas

B. LANCASTER

17 COMMERCIAL ROAD

SOUTH FREEMANTLE

 

LETTER RECORD

 

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PLASMA QUIN

FOR MALARIA

W.H. Lewis

5 Little Young St

Ayr

Nth Queensland

Re Atherton Table

Turkey Dingoes

10934

MICHEAL. A.J

No 1 A.T.S. CRESSY

R. QMS

S.C.S.T.D.     768/31/3

Block 17

VO. FARRER

LEWIS. S. COLE

TYABB         SMOKED FISH

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