18 Dec 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 11:28

Many Happy Returns Marj darling.

Cold but bright.

Red earth & brick for Cookhouse wall.

Made another chatty for Mrs Winfield. [Entry for 15th is clearly ‘Whitfield’]

Lorry in with Canteen gear.

Cooking being done with grass.

US forces land on Mindora Island [Mindoro?] & enter Ormoc in Leyte.

Cooking oil in town costs Y116 per catty & rice 19-50.

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