Diary Entry: Went to Wembley in 15 cwt. Went to Guildford to be demobbed & home. [This is the last diary entry during the War and Aunt Pamela’s military service.] Diary notes: KPD’s last day in the A.T.S. – nearly four months after the end of the war her military service was over. Peace would …
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Diary Date: 5th December [1945]
Diary Entry: Went up to Baker St. to give in kit etc. Supper Cosgroves. Diary notes: The last time KPD mentions spending an evening with the Cosgroves. Handing in her kit must have been a significant moment.
Diary Date: 4th December [1945]
Diary Entry: Went to “Claims” about accident Collected release book. Went to “The Sullivans” in camp. Diary notes: Was this the accident reported on 27th November (“Motor bike ran into back of car”)? Quite possibly. KPD was clearing the decks in preparation for her demobbing. “The Sullivans” (later called “The Fighting Sullivans”) is a 1944 …
Diary Date: 3rd December [1945]
Diary Entry: Had medical Dinner José & Valerie there. Diary notes: José and Valerie were both friends KPD seems to have made during her service in the A.T.S. This dinner may have been a ‘goodbye’ for the three friends as their time in the services came to an end. KPD’s diaries continue to mention José until …
Diary Date: 2nd December [1945]
Diary Entry: Took Marcia walk afternoon. Diary notes: Marcia Pitt was KPD’s godchild (and, perhaps as she was not a mother, godchildren were always important to KPD).
Diary Date: 1st December [1945]
Diary Entry: Home early. Tea Pitts. Diary notes: Home was still Orpington, Kent, where KPD’s mother, Ellen ‘Nellie’ Dell lived. The Pitts, who were were friends and neighbours of the Dells in Orpington. Elaine Dell, wife of Martin Dell, was a Pitt.
Diary Date: 30th November [1945]
Diary Entry: Took Maj. C. to Curzon St. Waited three hours & had sandwiches two majors. Diary notes: Presumably ‘Maj. C’ is either Maj. Crawford or Maj. Cartwright.
Diary Date: 29th November [1945]
Diary Entry: Took Maj. C. Curzon St. Met Valerie & had supper Eastcote. Diary notes: Presumably ‘Maj. C’ is either Maj. Crawford or Maj. Cartwright. ‘Valerie’ may well be ‘Valerie Evans’, who was a friend KPD had met after joining the A.T.S.
Diary Date: 28th November [1945]
Diary Entry: Very cold. Met Dulcia Eastcote & took her out to supper. Diary notes: Dulcia (& her husband Ian) McDiarmid were friends of KPD’s mother, and of KPD herself and lived in Gerrards Cross.
Diary Date: 27th November [1945]
Diary Entry: Motor bike ran into back of car Edie & I went to “Champagne Charlie” in camp Diary notes: No mention of damage (to car, motor cycle or its rider), so one hopes this was a minor incident! “Champagne Charlie” is a 1944 British musical film starring Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren and Tommy Trinder …
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