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1943
Friday 1st. Jan.
Rev. 5.00. Work 6.2. Reading &c aftnn. Bed 9. Sick in night
2nd. Jan.
Stayed in bed: lazy day. Bed again 9.30.
3. SUN.
Up 10.30 Spot of washing in aftn. Work 10.6 Unloading 2 rly tr of br. sugar
4.
Up 12.30. Washing again. Reading fin. "Outposts of Empire". Work. 10: tipping. Row
5.
Up 2.00. Made pudding. Reading "No Other Tiger" Work, 10.6, tipping
6.
Up 2.00. Reading Work 10 load tipping & sieve, 1/2 & 1/3 with Sid.
7.
Up 2.00 Reading "Antidote to Venom" Work as Wed. Mail Reynolds 8/11 & Dad 2/12
8.
Up 2.00 Fin. reading "Antidote to Venom". R/C pcl & 30 cigs. Work 10.6 tipping
9.
Up 12.30. Restitching rucksack. Work 10, tipping &c
10. SUN.
Up 12.00. Work 2.10. Tipping & sieve 1/2 & 1/2. Bed 11.
11.
Up 9.30 Washing. Work 2. Tipping & sieve. Wrote E L 43 in morn. Bed 11.00
12.
Up 10.30 Lazy a.m. Work, 2.10. Tipping in centre & elevator. Bed 11. Mail E 6/12, AHS 23/11, Ada 8/11 & Cds, N & A, Ds & Bges
13.
Up 10. Cold. Work, tipping & cleaning cellar. Bed 11.15
14.
Up 9.30. Cleaning room bed &c. Made pudding. Work sieve till 7. & heaping raw sugar in corner. Bed 11.15
15.
Up 10. "Inc. Tax". 30 cigs. Work as usual. Bed 11.
16.
Up 10. Work as usual, & bed 11. Small bulk issue
17. SUN.
Work 6.2 Washing in aftnn. Paid 50 RM to bank Bed 10.
18.
Work. Sieve. Pudding in aft. Cooked supper. Bed 10.30. Canteen up. Wrote Cds Home & Erica
19.
Work, tipping. Cake in aftn. Bed 9.30
20.
Work, tipping. Lazy aftnn. Bed 9.30.
21.
Work tipping. Tea 4.30 & supper 8. Bed 9.
22.
As Thurs. Lazy aftnn. Bed 9.45. R/C pcl & 30 cigs
23.
As Fri. & shovelling raw sugar. Washing in aftnn bed 11.00
24. SUN.
Up 2.00!! Drafted L 21 home. Work 10.6, raw sugar. Factory closing down. Mail. E 27/12, Dad 9 & 28/12, Mina 9/11 & Cissie, Cd
25.
Up 2. Reading "Passionate Quest". Work 10, stacking raw sugar. ARW
26.
Up 12. Reading &c. Work 10. ARW
27.
Up 12. Medical exam. Work 10, bagging raw sugar. 2 Tob. Pcls home. List for going away
28.
Up 1. Reading "Little green Hse". Bed 9.30 No work.
29.
Up 5. & work 6.2, claening cellar. Dentist. Bed 9.30
30.
Work, as Fri. Fin 11.15 Bath & washing before 2.00 30 cigs Reading "Peter Intervenes"
31. SUN.
Up 11. Reading & wrote E L44 in aft. Monopoly in even
February
1.
Work 6.2 cellar. Totopoly & reading. Bed 9.
2.
Work 6.2 cellar. Dentist. Bed 9.30
3.
Work 6.2 cellar. Reading & washed shirt. Bed 9.30. Roll Call & sort out
4.
Up 5, but no work - to go away. Up 10.15. Lazy day. Mail E 14/11, Ds 25/11, 16/11 & M. J Picton 29/10
5.
Up 9.30 Bath & washing, & cleaning room. Bed 10. 1/2 R/C pcl & 30 cigs.
6.
Up 10. Packing. Mail E 5/1, Reading Camp, & " P. S to Poison"
Bed 11.00
7. SUN.
Up 9 & handed in kit. Wrote Cd 37 home & 2 to RPM. Fin reading P.S. to Poison. Bed 9.30
8.
Up 9 & fin. packing. Entrained 3 & off at 7.
9.
Travelling & arr. 7.30 Sierza Wodna - coalmine
10.
Up 7.30 Lazy day, settling down & drawing kit. 1/2 R/C pcl & 30 cigs. Poor soup. Bed 9.30
11.
Up 5 & to Pit. 6.30. to 2.30. Not too bad. Good dinner. Laze around. Bed 9
12.
Up 5 & work. Poor soup. Charlie packing to go. Bed 9
13.
Up 5 & work - v. little - 2 soups. Food better. Bed 9.30 Mail Ds 8/1/43
14.SUN
Work & stemples. 2 sps - v.g. Washing. Bed 10.
15.
Up 5 & to work, as Sun, but wth old man. Potatoes &c. twice v.g. Bed 9.45. Charlie went
16.
Up 5. Work with wtadek again, lines &c 2 soups Fin washing. Bed 9.30
17.
Up 5.00 Work as Tues. R/C pcl in aft & 30 cigs Bed 9.30
18
Up 5. Work as Wed. Bed 9.30. Stalag cigs here.
19.
Up 5. Work as Thurs. Bed 9. Lazy aftnn
20.
Up 5 Work as Fri. Bed 9. Mail Mrs. Challen
21. SUN.
Up 5. Protest as pit bottom. Washing in aftnn. Bed 9.30
22.
Up 5 Work Fin washing, getting out Laundry list Bed 9.30.
23.
Work. Lazy aftnn. Bed 9.30
24.
Work. lines Reading & 1/2 R/C pcl & 30 cigs Bed 9
25.
Work. new points Reading in aftnn & moved bed Mail E 20/11 & 27/12 Bed 9.30
26.
Work: props & ventilator. Sleep in aft. Bed 9.
27.
Work. lines. Unloaded new R/C pcls. Spot of washing. Bed 10.15
28. SUN
Up 8.00 & helped R/C pcls 1 1/2 pcls & 100 cigs some bulk. Sps as usual. Reading in even. Bed 9.15
March
1.
Up 5: to Adam. 30 fellows fr. Ratibor arr. 5. & fixing up &c. Bed 10.15. Read Oct. clthg, & Tobpcls
2.Wedding Anniv. No. 3
Work Row with Hkswth. Bed 10!
3.
Work as Tues. Mail E 13/1, Home 23/11 & 13/1 & Connie 24/11. Reading old letters. Bed 9.30 50 cigs
4.
Work as Wed. Mail Ds 22/1. Reading " Crime in Cumberld Ct". Bed 9.30
5.
Work as Thurs. Reading &c. Bed 9.30
6.
Work. tubpushing!! Washing in aftnn. R/C pcl, Reading. Bed 10.30
7. SUN.
Lazy morn. Wrote E L45. reading. Bed 9.30
8.
To Dentist in a.m. Work in aft. Bed 1.30
9.
Lay in a.m. Up 11 Work as Mon. Bed 1.30
10.
Dentist in a.m. Work as Tues. Bed 1.30 50 cigs
11.
Up 9.30 Cooked bkfst. Work. Mail Dad 27/1 & Red Cross Educ
12.
Up 8.15 Dentist till 1.00 Talking to his wife Work
13.
Up 9. R/C pcl. Work. Bed 1.30 ARW
14. SUN.
Up 9.30 Wrote c38 home & W a Jeffery. Work. Felt queer Bed 1.15. Mail E 22/1
15.
Up 9 & Dentist Work. Bed 1.30 ARW
16.
Up 9: washing. Work: bed 1.30
17.
Up 9.30. Cooked bkfst Work. Bed 1.30 ARW 50 cigs
18.
Up 10. PAY!! to 28/2/43. Work. Bed 1. ARW
19.
Up 8. Dentist, ret'd 1.45. Work. Bed 1.ARW
20.
Up 10 R/C Pcl. Work. bed 1
21. SUN
Up 10.30 Work as usual. Bed 1.
22.
Up 8 Dentist Work Bed 1.
23.
Up 8. Washing Work Bed 1.
24.
Up 8 Dentist Work. Bed 1. 50 cigs
Mail Home, 11, 17 & 22/2 & Win 25/2
25.
Up 9 Reading. Work. Bed 1. More R/C pcls arr.
26.
Up 8.15 Dentist - finished. Work. Bed 1.
27.
Up 9.30 R/C pcl, Work Bed 1.
28. SUN
Up 9.30 Parade 10 Lazy day: made big pudg Fin reading "Last Man". Washing
29.
Up 5 Work till 3. Lazy aftnn.
30.
Up 5 Work: ret'd 3.15 Reading "Death at Opera". Bed 9. Mail E 31/1, 2/3 Dad 4/3
31.
Up 5 Work: reading in aftnn. Bed 9.15 50 cigs
April
1. Up 5.15. Work: reading in aftn. Bed 9.15
2. Up 5: 2 parties to work!! Reading in aft. bed 9.15.
3. Up 5 Work. Dentist's bthd. v.g. indeed Bed 11. R/C pcl
4. SUN Up 5 Work. Wrote L21 home & washing. Bed 9.30
5. Up 5 Work: Lazy aft. Bed 9.30 Mail Dad 9/3 (Photo)
6. Up 5 work Reading in aft. Reading "Badge of Courage" Bed 9.15
7. Up 5. Work. 50 cigs. Reading. Bed 9
8. Up 5 Work. Reading Bed 9.30
9. Up 5 Work. Sleep in aftn Bed 9.30
10. Up 5 work. Washing in aft. R/C pcl. Bed 1! in morn Row
11. SUN Up 9.15 Cleaned up room in a.m. Pudding in aftn. Wrote Cd. E 29 & Mina in even. Bed 10
12. Up 9.15 "Inc. Tax" in a.m. Work aft. New job & civvies Bed 1.
13. Up 9.15. Lazy morn. Work in aft. Bed 1.15
14. Up 9.30 50 cigs. Recd Tob. pcl. Work. Bed 1.
15. Up 9.30 Work. Bed 1.30 - late up. only 1 lift. Mail E 19/3
16. Up 10.30. Work. New civvies, better Bed 1.15
17. Up 8.30 PAY. R/C pcl Work. Bed 1.30
18. SUN Up 9 Washing in a.m. Work in aft. Bed 1.15 Wrote L22 home
19. Up 9.30 Lazy a.m. Work. Bed 1.15
20. Up 10. Reading. Work. Bed 1.30
21. Up 10. Reading. 50 cigs & Fr. cigs. here. Work. late back 1.40 Bed 2.30
22. Up 10.15 Reading. Work - earlier back 12.20 - 2 parties. Bed 1.0
23. Up 9.30 Reading Work Bed 1.15
24. 8.15 up. Reading Work. Bed 1.15 R/C pcl & Can. pcl extra Mail Dad 17 & 23/3, E 28/3 & AHS 17/3
25. SUN - EASTER. Up 8.15 Parade 10.30 - 11.30 Walk in aft. v.g. Wrote C. E 29 home 39. Bed 9.15
26. Up 5. Work. Clthg list in aft. Bed 9.15
27. Up 4.45 Work (little) Lazy aft, chatting. Bed 9.15.
28.Up 5 Work: lazy aftn. 50 cigs. Bed 9.15 Mail Ds 31/3
29. Up 5 Work. Reading "Cine Biology". Bed 9.30
30. Up 5. Work. Reading Bed 9. PAY d/a?
May
1. Up 5 Work. Washing in aftn. R/C pcl & pudding. Bed 10
2. SUN Up 10. Room Inspection 11.30 Wrote L home to replace L22 Ret'd Lazy even. Bed 10.15
3. Up 9.30 Porridge for bkfst. Work in aft. old civvies Bed 1.30
4. Up 9.30 Reading in a.m. Work. Up 1 hr late ARW. bed 2
5. Up 9.30 Washed pyjamas. Room duties Work. Bed 1.15 50 cigs.
6. Up 9.30 Lazy a.m. Work. Bed 1.15
7. Up 9 "Inc. Tax" Work. Bed 1.15
8. Up 9.30 R/C pcl & 2 bookson Econ. Work Bed 1.15
9. SUN Up 9.45 Lazy morn: room insp. Work - with Vic Maham, stemples. Bed 1.15 Wrote Cds Home & Betty
10. Up 10.15 Pcl. 3 books on Econ. Work. Bed 1.15 Washing in morn.
11. Up 9 Lazy a.m. room fatigues. Work. Bed 1.10
12. Up 9. Lazy a.m. Work. Bed 1.45 ARW 50 cigs. Stalag Commandant
13. Up 7.15 Lazy a.m. Work. Bed 1.10
14. Up 9. Porridge. Work. Bed 1.15. Mail E 12/4
15. Up 8 Cleaning room R/C pcl & cig pcl (Rgt) Work. Bed 1.20
16. SUN Up 9.15 Parade 11 Lazy day & wrote E. L & reading Bed 9. 30
17. Up 5 Work: washing in aft. & made pudding. Bed 9.
18. Up 5. Work. Reading "Anecdotes" Bed 9.15
19. Up 5 Work. PAY to 30/4/43. "Trade Cycle". Bed 9.30 50 cigs
20. Up 5 Work. Darts in aftnn. Bed 9.30
21. Up 5 Work. Darts. Straffed. Bed 9. 30
22. Up 5 Work - fuellort Lazy aft. R/C pcl. Bed 9.30
23. SUN Up 5 Work Wrote Cds Home & Ev. Bed 9.30
24. Up 5 Work. Washing in aftn Room fatigues Bed 10. Hot. ARW. Mail Home 15/4
25. Up 5 Work. Lazy aftn. Darts in even. Bed 9.30
26. Up 5 Work. Needlework in aft.
Darts Bed 9.
27. Up 5 Work: row at gate ret'n'g. Lazy. Bed 9.30
28. Up 5 Work Dr. around Darts in even Bed 9.30
29. Up 5 Work: washing in aftn R/C pcl. Darts Bed 10
30. SUN Up 9 Cooked bkfst. Room fatigues: parade 11 Darts match in aft. & reading Cranshay Jewels. Ch. Svce in even & concert. Bed 9.45
31. Up 8.45 Porridge. Mail Dad 7/4. Work in aft. Section - Bed 1.15
June
1. Up at 9.45 No bkfst ( queer tummy ) Work. Bed 1.20
2. Up 9.15 Lazy am Work. Bed 1.15 50 cigs
3. Up 9.45 Reading in a.m & sorting out suitcase. Rotten work - wet Bed 1.15
4. Up 10. Canteen order fr VIIIB & Fr. cigs Work. Bed 1.15
5. Up 8.30 Room fatigues R/C pcl Work Bed 1.15
6. SUN Up 9.30 Parade 10.30 Work Bed 1.15 Wrote L to E
7. Up 10 Porridge Work - only 3, helped per load. Bed 1.15 Mail Dad 21/4, Nor. 27/4 & R.P.M
8. Up 9.30 Lazy am Work - normal Bed 1.10
9. Up 7.45 "Black Gang" Work Bed 1.10 50 cigs
10. Up 6.15 to see Cliff Thomas off. Reading in a.m Work. Bed 1 - up early
11. Up 9.30 Lazy am Work. Bed 1.15 Room fatigues
12. Up 10 Reading R/C pcl. Work Bed 1.15
13.WHITSUN Up 9. Parade 10.30 Lazy day Ch. Svce & Concert Bed 9.30
14. Up 9 No Parade: Officer here. Beautiful day. Sports in aft. Reading, wrote Cds - home & John Fry. Mail E 23/4 & 2/5
15. Up 5 Work. Adam & fuellort. Lazy p.m. Bed 9
16. Up 5 Work. Reading Bed 8. 50 cigs
17. Up 5 Work. Lazy aft. Bed 9.15
18. Up 5 Work. Reading "Death Answers the Bell" Bed 9. PAY
19. Up 5 Work R/C pcl. Washing in aft. Reading. Bed 9 Mail Mrs. Jeffery
20. SUN Up 5.Work Fin. washing. Writing E. Bed 9.30
21. Up 5 Work. Hot day Bed 9.15
22. Up 5 Work Needlework in aft. Hot. Bed 9.30
23. Up 5 Work Lazy aft. Reading Dr. Thorndyke. Bed 9. 50 cigs
24. Up 5 Work Reading. Bed 9.15
25. Up 5 Work Lazy aft. & reading Bed 9.10
26. Up 5 Work caught sleeping - queer tummy. Cleaning room out, & washing. Bed 10.15 R/C pcl. Reading
27. SUN Up 9.15. Checking clothing cards. Watching football in aft. Wrote Dad & Elsie Puttock. bed 10
28. Up 9.30 Mail E 10/5, Dad 29/4, Ds 13/5, Uncle Tom 14/5 Work in aft. Isabella again. Bed 1.15
29. Up 9.30. Reading Camp & Clarion. Work Bed 1.15
30. Up 10 Reading & Darts. Work. Bed 1.30 50 cigs
July
1. Up 9.30 Lazy am Work Bed 1.15
2. Up 9.30 Reading Work,
scratching around. Bed 1.15 N.Z. pcls here
3. Up 9.30 Lazy a.m. R/C pcl (Can) Work as Fri. Bed 1.20
4. SUN. Up 9.15 Wrote E in am. Work. Blow up with old man!! Bed 1.15
5. Up 9.30 Lazy am reading. Work. Bed 1.15. Mail E 16/5
6. Up 9.30 Reading in am. Work - kept down 4 hrs for refusung to do extra hr. bed 5.15. Good sleep
7. Up 10 50 cigs Work. Old man better. Bed 1.15
8. Up 6 - Doctors. Work. Bed 1.15
9. Up 9. Lazy am - Work. Bed 1.15
10. Up 8 Some washing. Work. Sicily. R/C pcl. Bed 1.30
11. SUN Up 9.30 Parade. Football wth aftn. Wrote Cds home & Burgess Bed 9.15
12. Rev 5 Work Pcl 150 Rothmans Late Dinner. Fin. washing Bed 9.30
13. Rev 5 Work As Mon. Mail , E 26/5 Home 6, 13, 20/5 & 5/6 Bed 9.30
14. Rev 5 Work Lazy aft. Reading Camp Bed 9.30 50 cigs
15. Rev 5 Work Lazy aft. Bed 9.15
16. Rev 5 Work. 2 pcls Feb. Clthg & 2 books. Sorting out Bed 9
17. Rev 5 Work. PAY. Washing in aft. R/C pcl Bed 9.30
18.SUN Rev 5 Work Wrote E, L & reading. Bed 9.30
19. Rev 5 Work: fin E's L. Bed 9.15
20. Rev 5 Work: cleaning bed in aft. Bed 9.30
21. Rev 5 Work: reading Bed 9. 50 cigs
22. Rev 5 Work Fin "Keys to the Kingdom" Bed 9.15
23. Rev 5 Work. Replacing beds in room. Bed 10. Mail E 25/6
24. Rev 5 Work Work - tired. Washing in aft. fixing shelves &c. Bed 9.45 N.Z. R/c pcl
25. SUN Up 9.30 Parade 10.30 Reading & wrote cds Home & AHS Bed 9.30
26. Up 9 Clthg parade, & reading. Work in aft. Bed 1.45
27. Up 9. Lazy am Work - stone. Bed 1.15
28. Up 9. Lazy am Work Bed 1.15 50 cigs
29. Up 9.15 Started new Econ. Book Work Bed 1.10
30. Up 9.15. Reading Work. Bed 1.10
31. Up 9 R/C pcl Work Bed 1.20
August
1. SUN Up 9.15. Wrote L to E in am. Work - stone. Bed 1.00
2. Up 9. Fin E's L Work. Bremsberg. - Bed 1.15 Moved room.
3. Up 9 Lazy am. Work. Bed 1.15 New fellows
4. Up 9 Moving back Work Bed 1.15 50 cigs
5. Up 8. 30. "Camp" & odds & ends Work Bed 1.20
6. Up 9. Reading " Rowena". Work. Bed 1.20
7. Up 8.30. Lazy a.m. R/C pcl. Work. Bed 1.15
8. SUN Up 9.30 Parade 10.30 - 12. Football in aft. Bulk sugar &c New R/C pcls. Bed 9
9. Rev 5 Work Wrote Cds home & CH. Bed 9
10. Rev 5 Work Washing in aft. Bed 9.15
11. Rev. 5 Work Mail. Home 1/6 bed 9.15 50 cigs
12. Rev 5 Work Lazy aftnn Bed 9.30
13. Rev 5 Work. Reading bed 9.15
14. Rev 5 Work Washing in aft. R/C pcl Bed 9.30
Mail E 16/6 Burgess 8/6
15. SUN Rev 5 Work. Reading in aft. & Wrote E. Bed 9.30 Sent another £50
16. Rev. 5 Work. Lazy aft. Fin. E's letter. Bed 9.15
17. Rev 5 Work Lazy aft. Bed 9 Mail Ma 19/6
18. Rev 5 Adam on pipes. PAY 50 cigs. Bed 9.30
19. Rev 5 Work. Adam. Lazy aft. Bed 9.30 Hot
20. Rev 5 Work - old job. Lazy aft. V.Hot. bed 9.30
21. Rev 5 Work. Washing & pit clothes Room fatigues R/C pcl. bed 10
22. SUN. Up 9.30. Parade 10.30 V Hot - showers all day Wrote Cds Home & Ada
23. Up 8.30 Lazy a.m. Work. Brmsbg. Bed 1.30
24. Up 9. Lazy a.m. Work as Mon. Bed 1.15
25. Up 9 Lazy a.m. Work Bed 1.10 50 Cigs
26. Up 9.15. Lazy a.m. Work Bed 1.10 Pcl cig & tob. Carter
27. Up 9.20. Lazy a.m. Work. Bed 1.10
28. Up 9.15. Work. Bed 1.20. R/C pcl. Pcl May Clothing
29. SUN Up 9.30. Cleaning up. Work as usual. Bed 1.20
30. Up 9 Cleaning up for inspection Work. Bed 1.10
31. Up 7.15. Inspection. Work. Bed 1.10 Wrote E letter
September
1. Up 10.15 Lazy a.m. & work. Bed 1.15 50 cigs
2. Up 10 Reading. Work Bed 1.15
3. Up 8.45 Lazy am Work Bed 1.20
4. Up 8.15 Lazy a.m. R/C pcl. Work Bed 1.15
5. SUN Up 8 Roll Call - blankets. Football in aft Ch. Svce in even & darts, & started writing Cds. Bed 9.
6. Up 5 Work - line laying. Washing in aft. Bed 9. Room fats
7. Up 5 Work Darts in even. Bed 9.30. 1/4 lb. Tob. (Norman)
8. Up 5 Work Lazy aft. Mail Home 21/7. Passball & darts in even. 50 cigs. Bed 9.30
9. Up 5 Work Lazy aft. Darts in even. Mail Home 28/7. Bed 9.15
10. Up 5 Work. Lazy aft. & handball Bed 9.15
11. Up 5 Work Washing in aft. R/C pcl. Pcl "3 Nuns". Reading Bed 9.30
12. SUN Up 5 Work as usual. Writing Ls . home & E in aft. Bed 9.30
13. Up 5 & work Fin. Ls in aft. Washing. Bed 9.15
14. Up 5 Work Lazy aft. Mail Home 26/6 Bed 9.
15. Up 5 Work Lazy aft. Pcl. - Tob. Carter. 50 cigs. Bed 9.
16. Up 5 work - hurt foot & up @ 2. Drs. Bed down
17. Work up 7.30 Reading all day
18. Woke up 7.00. Reading "Defender" v. g. Lights out 10.15 R/C pcl
19. SUN - free day - still in bed. Reading "Crocodile Tears"
20. In bed - up in aft & some washing. Wrote E & Audrey Mail Dad 19/8
21. To Drs. - another 2 days. Reading : up in even. Lent £5 to Red Cross
22. Up 11. Making new broom, & washing. Bed 9.30 50 cigs
23. Up 9 Lazy am. Work in aft. - loading. Bed 2. 20 No extra hr. for me
24. Up 9.15 Work in aft. - wagons. Bed 1.15
25. Up 9 Room fat R/C pcl Pcl Regtl Cigs. Work. Bed 1.20
26. SUN Lazy am - mending pyj. Work. Bed 1.20
27. Up 9.15 Fin. pyj. Work. Bed 1.20
28. Up 10 Reading "Options" Work. Bed 1.15 Mail E 17/7 Dad 1/7, Vic. Cl's Wife. July
29. Up 9.15. Lazy am. Work. Bed 1.15 50 cigs
30. Up 9 Reading Work Bed 1.20
October
1. Up 8.30 Lazy am Work Bed 1.15
2. Up 8.30 Room fat. Work Bed 1.45 R/c pcl
3. SUN Up 8.45 Parade 10.30 Handball in aft. Reading
4. Rev 5 Work - new strecke Washing in aft & wrote L home Mail Betty 7/7 Bed 9
5. Rev 5 Work as last week Reading. Whist Room 3
6. Rev 5 Work - Adam, pulling up lines. Passball & reading. Bed 9. 50 cigs
7. Rev 5 Work Adam. Reading & passball. Bed 8
8. Rev 5 Work Bed 9.15
9. Rev 5 Work. R/C pcl Passball & chess. Bed 9 Mail Ds 5/8
10. SUN Rev 5 Work as usual - Vic & I alone. Chess. Reading "How Green Was My Valley." Bed 9
11. Rev 5 Work - lines Wrote cds E & Carter, & chess Bed 9 Padre here.
12. Rev 5 Work - to Isabella for points. Reading. Bed 9.15
13. Rev 5 Work. Chess, Vic Malom?. Bed 9.30 50 cigs
14. Rev 5 Work Whist, Room 3. Bed 9.15
15. Rev 5 Work. Reading Bed 8.45
16. Rev5 Work - lines, new fuellort. Washing in aft. R/C pcl. Chess. lost to Vic Bed 10.15
17. Sun Up 8.30 Parade pit gear. Reading & started L home Room 3 for supper Bed 9.30
18. Up 8. Lovely day Work. 2nd Brmsbg. Bed 1.15 PAY
19. Up 9.15 Reading Work Bed 1.15
20. Up 9. Room fats. Work. Bed 1.10. 50 cigs (Talking to F Perrier)
21. Up 9.30 Lazy am Work - alone. Bed 1.
22. Up 8.15 Msil E 6 & 29/7, 14/8 Ds 7/7 & Bill Ch. 14/8. Work
23. Up 9 R/C pcls (helped Jim? am Work. easy. Bed 1.15
24. SUN Up 9. Parade No work. Reading & wrote Billie Ch. Bed 930
25. Up 8 Lazy am. Pcl "3 Nuns" Washing. Work. Bed 1.15 Wrote Cd. E
26. Up 8.30 Darts Work. Bed 1.20
27. Up 8.30 Made Darts Squares Work Bed 1.10 50 cigs
28. Up 8.15 Room fats. Started Darts Tnmt. Work. Bed 1.20
29. Up 8.30 - making dart board Work. slow. (Washed pit slacks in a.m.) Bed 1.15
30. Up 8.45 R/C pcl Mail Dad 26/8. haircut Work Bed 1.10
31. SUN Up 8.30 Lazy am. Work as usual. Bed 1.15
November
1. Up 8.30 Darts Work Bed 1.15
2. Up 8. lovely day. Work Bed 1. 30
3. Up 8.30 Darts Work Bed 1.30 50 cigs
4. Up 10.15, rotten cold. Work Bed 1.15
5. Up 9.45, feeling better Work. Bed 1.10
6. Up 8.30 Darts & reading. R/C pcl. Work. Bed 1.15
7. SUN Up 9. Quick parade. No work Reading & wrote L home Bed 9.
8. Rev 5 Work, slow, Lazy aft. Bed 9.15
9. Rev 5 Work. Reading Bed 9
10. Rev 5 Work. Adam Lazy even. Bed 9.5 50 cigs
11. Rev 5 Work. Adam. Washing back. Bed 9.30
12. Rev 5. Work. Washing in. Bgs Bed 9.30
13. Rev 5 Work R/C pcl. Bed 9.5. My bthd
14. SUN Rev 5. To work but sent back. Washing. Wrote Cds E & Aunt Kit. Reading & bed early
15. Rev 5 Work. Adam, as Sat. Cupbds arr. Chess Bed 10
16. Rev 5 Work - pipes. Rearranging room. Bed 10.
17. Rev 5 Work. pipes, fin!! Mail E 20/8, 6/9 Home 9, 24/8, 9/9 Bed 9. 50 cigs
18. Rev 5 Work. points. Mail Bgss 15/9. PAY. Bed 9.30
19. Rev 5 Work. lines. Darts. Bed 9.30
20. Rev 5 Work R/C pcl. Reading. Bed 9
21. SUN Rev 5, stemples Washing & reading. Bed 8.30
22. Rev 5 Work. Wrote L home. Bed 8.30
23. Rev 5 Work. Lazy aft. Mail Ds 15/9. Fr. cigs. Bed 9
24. Rev 5 Work. lines Econ. Book Bed 9. 50 cigs
25. Rev 5 Work. props, 4 of us. Washing back. Bed 9.30
26. Rev 5 Work. props. Washing in. Bed 9.
27. Rev 5 Work. props. R/C pcl. Bed 9
28. SUN Rev 5. Work. Washing in aft. Bed 9.15
29. Rev 5 Work. Wrote Cds E & M & F. Bed 9. Mail E 1 & 12/10, N & A 24/9 & 7/10 & Ds 7/10
30. Rev 5 Work. Lazy aft. bed 9.30
December
1. Rev 5 Work. Reading Bed 9 50 cigs
2. Rev 5 Work. Cleaned out bed Bed 9
3. Rev 5 Work Reading. Bed 9.15
4. Rev 5 Work. Washing back. R/C pcl Bed 9.45
5. SUN Up 8.15 Parade, changed pit gear. Reading "Jamaica Inn". Bed 9.30
6. Up 8.15. New straw & wrote L home. Work in aft. Mail E 13 & 28/9 Home 23 & 28/9 Bed 1.15
7. Up 8.45 Sorting out mail & reading. Work. Bed 1.20
8. Up 9.45 Mail Dad & Ch. Ph. both 21/10 Work. extra hr. Bed 2.10. Watch back
9. Up 7.30. Bkfst & back to bed till 10.15 Reading. Work. Bed 1.20
10. Up 8.45 Washing to go in. Work. Bed 1.15