Diary Entry: Took over Hillman 549. Diary notes: It’s a shame KPD doesn’t say whether she regarded this as a better, or less good, car to drive!
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Diary Date: 19th June [1945]
Diary Entry: On rushes. Had supper Valerie. Finchely. Diary notes: ‘Valerie’ may well be ‘Valerie Evans’, who was a friend KPD had met after joining the A.T.S., but there are other Valeries she knew around this time. ‘Rushes’ refers to the raw film shot during one day. Taking them back to the studio at …
Diary Date: 18th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Demobbing starts. On rushes. Frances came. Lovely day. Diary notes: ‘Demobbing’ – a shorthand for ‘demobilizing’ – was starting now the war in Europe had ended. ‘Frances’ seems to have been an A.T.S. colleague.
Diary Date: 17th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Church Parade. Tea & supper Ingleside. Dorothy there. Diary notes: The Webbs, who lived at a house called Ingleside in Chesham, were friends whom KPD frequently visited, esp. Dorothy and Marjorie Webb.
Diary Date: 16th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Called home & had tea & supper Lewis’ Diary notes: Home for KPD was still her Mother’s home, 35 Broxbourne Road, Orpington, Kent. The Lewis’ were a family KPD worked for as a nanny, who became friends in Crofton, near Farnborough, living at Orchard
Diary Date: 15th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Parliament dissolved. Diary notes: KPD wasn’t really interested in politics, and this is the only mention of the 1945 election campaign in her diaries!
Diary Date: 14th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Dentist & waited ages. Diary notes: Waiting to see the dentist (or doctor) isn’t unusual, but KPD felt it worthy of a mention. She wasn’t to know, of course, that she would later spend over a decade working for various dentists as a receptionist and dental nurse.
Diary Date: 13th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Bought new dress C. & A. Met Miss Kidner for tea. M [?] & Snelgrove Supper V [‘Valerie’] at Hendon. Diary notes: ‘Miss Kidner’ was a friend from KPD’s time at Rossholme in Somerset. It is evident from her diaries that KPD kept in contact with friends she had made in her various …
Diary Date: 12th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Maintenance & 406. Went Wembley district & then car lent to London Dist. Mother went to Westham to stay with Mrs Craddock. Diary notes: Some information on her A.T.S. work, and some ‘domestic’ news suggesting that her mother was not coping on her own and had gone to say with a friend for …
Diary Date: 10th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Raining. Returned pm Diary notes: It seems that KPD had been at home helping her convalescent mother for a few days.
Aunt Pamela's War 