Diary pages from this date

(written on 27th)  Forgot to write up last night – partly because too busy eating, because we were issued with  loads of food: each got 5oz dried fruit, 1 lb. muscatels, 1 lb cocoa, 5 tins of bully, 4 lbs sugar.  Such joy in the camp!

Mrs Drown came in to play bridge, and wants me to help with words for her carol.

I fried corned beef with tomatoes and bread – so delicious.

To Benediction in evening, then to Social, but I was the only person there with the Barton girls. Father Hessler came in and talked, Peggy was hurling questions at him.

Some one said they saw a Jap plane come down into the sea in afternoon

Bowls pairs final – B.Bradley & T.Pile 17 / R.Hall & A.M.Holland 13.

RC issue of 4 tins bully, 1 M&V., cocoa, raisins, dried fruits ((unclear)).

Fight going on somewhere above. Planes up all day. One fell into the sea.

Bulk rations issued.

((G.))

[Left page] Two meals a day. ½ pint greasy water with a bit of rice in it, and a little green. Dinner [?] at 5 p.m.
A little [?] meat – 3 [?] 4 pieces – which [?] been stewed in the broth. Sometimes a little vegetable, but always rice which [Right page] I loathe. A small loaf of 7 ozs once a day.

26^th November 42
During October the tiger again appeared and looked through our bedroom window. Mrs Moss said it had 4 legs. I suppose it must have been the Indian Guard [/Grand?]!