Diary Entry: Lewis’ Silver Wedding. On rushes & George came. Went home. Diary notes: The Lewis’ were a family KPD worked for as a nanny who became friends; they lived in Crofton, near Farnborough, living at Orchard Cottage.
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Diary Date: 8th June [1945]
Diary Entry: On rushes & Frances came. Diary notes: ‘Rushes’ refers to the raw film shot during one day. See: https://www.mediacollege.com/glossary/r/rushes.html ‘Frances’ seems to have been an A.T.S. colleague KPD
Diary Date: 7th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Returned Wembley. Diary notes: Back to work. Still no sign of the transfer KPD spoke about some time previously.
Diary Date: 5th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Went home for tea. Mother back. Diary notes: After 4 days in hospital, KPD’s mother was back home. Although a midweek, it looks as if KPD spend a couple of days with her to help.
Diary Date: 4th June [1945]
Diary Entry: Nice day S.C. Vernon. Elstree, Walthamstow, London (lunch) Harrow, Elstree. Went to see Mother p.m. Diary notes: A busy day driving round London on Army Kinematograph Service business, followed by another visit to her mother in hospital.
Diary Date: 3rd June [1945]
Diary Entry: V[Veronica] went to see Mother. I had tea & supper Lewis’. Travelled back June. Diary notes: The Lewis’ were a family KPD worked for as a nanny, who became friends; they lived in Crofton, near Farnborough, living at Orchard Cottage. It’s perhaps not surprising that they invited KPD and her sister for supper …
Diary Date: 2nd June [1945]
Diary Entry: Brentford & London. Home. V[Veronica] & I on our own. Diary notes: A day driving followed by a return home to Orpington. As their mother must have been in hospital, KPD and Veronica (her sister, my mother) were on their own.
Diary Date: 1st June [1945]
Diary entry: Took Major Crawford to Elstree. Mother to S. London Hosp. for Women, Clapham. Went to see her evening. Diary notes: Another day driving ‘Major Crawford’ on Army Kinematograph Service work. As KPD had said previously, there seem to have been concerns about her mother’s health at this time. Given that the NHS did …
Diary Date: 31st May [1945]
Diary Entry: On rushes. Took George. Went Denham, Pinewood & Hillingdon Saw “A Place of our own” Diary notes: Another day working for the Army Kinematograph Service, followed by a trip to the cinema. “A Place of our own” is a 1945 British film based on a ghost story by Osbert Sitwell. It stars James …
Diary Date: 30th May [1945]
Diary Entry: Dinner Mrs Smith Diary notes: It is unclear who this ‘Mrs Smith’ is.
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