Death of the architect James Smith Gibson, husband of Alice Maud, at the age of 72.
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Death – James Smith Gibson, (72)(Auth. Architect and Surveyors)
Issue of 4 Old Gold cigarettes each
(4.30pm Emergency roll call at S.S.(Indian((sp?)) at wire))
Overcast, brighter.
Lovely cup of tea this morning.
Newspaper no longer comes to the room so I miss details of the war news.
Hosp. roof.
Indulged in Cond. Milk, biscuits & sugar today with my rice. Much conjecture re possibility of US parcels.
Identification parade at St. Stephens 4.30pm.
Lorry empty 6pm.
Nimitz said Iwojima was taken at very little cost. Cologne & Dusseldorf in ruins & fighting going on on outskirts.
Gun emplacements being blasted horribly near to us.
Opened steak and tomato pudding this evening - lovely!
Mr J. S. Gibson, aged 72, died.
Went to see Annie in morning.
Doreen had shorthand lesson.
Worked in afternoon.