R. E. Jones Wartime diary: View pages

All quiet, no raids or news.

All short wave radios prohibited by Japs.

Parcels arrived by lighter & stowed in godown opposite St Stephen College.

Orders re blackout

Blackout enforced.

Parcels still coming in.

((G.))

All Germans out of Stalingrad. Our Lybian advance slowed down due to landmines. Japs repulsed in attacks in Chekiang province. Russians manned Manchoukou border & Turks the Bulgarian border.

Taipo bombed.

Lights out at 10 P.M.

((G.))

What appeared to be gun flashes to the North early a.m.

Lights out 10 P.M.

((G.))

R. C. parcels taken over by us.

Police under 40 & civvies under 35 to F. Hall in Gaol from 7P.M. to 7A.M.

This is the day when things were supposed to happen but nothing did.

((G.))

Fine but cooler.

Plenty mosquitoes around.

Lybian news very good.

((G.))

Lybian campaign over?

((G.))

We have landed in Spanish Morocco. Burma attacks OK. New offensive launched in N. China?

Rec. R.C. parcels.

((G.))

190,000 Pris’s captured in Lybia. U.S.troops enter Algeria. Burma air attacks unmolested. Russia OK. Jap naval remains left Solomon area.

34 P of W. got away from Kai Tak by aid of guerillas.

Wilcocks & special assignment. ((Is that J L Willcocks, Commissioner of Prisons, or C Willcox, a policeman, or A C Wilcox, an accountant? The special assignment may be explained by tomorrow's diary entry: "Broke out & went to look for revolver"))

((G.))

Tea at Steve’s, Mary’s birthday.

Clocks wrong.

Broke out & went to look for revolver, got back 1A.M. 12th.

Men to gaol cancelled.

Much comment re I.R.C. bulk.

((G.))

Very tired today.

Men to gaol re-started.

More block meetings re bulk I.R.C.

Didn’t walk with Steve this evening, too busy.

((G.))

Plenty of Jap air activity today.

Two in from Gas Co.

B ill. ((Probably Bonnie))

((G.))

Excellent news re Darlan, French fleet etc. Churchill’s speech OK too, that is if it is all true. 

((G.))

Rain & cold wind.

Our good news is all true.

((G.))

Rain & cold wind.

Organisation for distribution of I.R.C. bulk stuff completed.

Brown, Thompson & Raymond appointed Bulk committee. ((There are several people with each of these surnames - not sure which one he's referring to.))

((G.))

Rain.

I.R.C. bulk from godown to Blocks.

Didn’t see Steve tonight.

((G.))

Rain & wind.

Solomon Isles Battle finished in our favour. All going well elsewhere.

Saw Willcocks re P of W Exch.

((G.))

Rained all day.

All news good.

Coffee with the Raymond’s. ((Not sure who. The same as Raymond mentioned on the 16th?))

((G.))

Better day.

Outside the wire, wet shirt.

((G.))