27 Oct 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Much less air patrols by Japs today.

Conflicting reports of damage in town in Camp.

Bowls Single Finals played off. Oram beat Bradley. ((There was a Miss J A Oram in camp, but would they have had mixed-sex competition in Bowls? The other possibility is Mr J Orem.))

Sie miss mir wollen. ((Jill Fell: The nearest thing I can think of is "Sie muss mehr wollen" = "She must want more." I wonder if he was learning by ear. "Mehr" is almost the same pronunciation as "mir". "Mir" = "to me" doesn't make sense in this context.))

Grinding rice.

(In raids on HK we lost 2 & Japs lost 12 planes) We have advanced 100 mls in Lybia & have complete control of Indian Ocean. (Taikoo raided 2.30PM?)

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