14 Dec 1941, In Time of War

Submitted by Gillian Bickley on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 19:30

Fairly quiet forenoon. Went up at daylight.

Several alerts p.m. 9 planes bombed up behind Mount Kellett and 4 bombs later in [...] and market. Oil store fire got under control.

[Bevis sinking river steamers and block ships.] Went up at 5.45. News from Claire that Day and others OK at Kow. Hosp.

APVs shot up and rammed junks coming from Lamma.

Potato Jones killed. Royal Scots stayed in dugouts at night and were bombed. Indians did very well. MTB [rating] in [skimmer] to get Chinese girl shot up  [Pic's] master lost leg.

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