Diary Entry: Curzon St. a.m. Perivale & Muswell Hill pm. Diary notes: A typical day driving around London delivering people (or perhaps film) as required.
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Diary Date: 9th January [1945]
Diary Entry: Snow settled. Rushes. To Elstree & London. Diary notes: ‘Rushes’ refers to the raw film shot during one day. Taking them back to the studio at the end of the day was an important part of KPD’s regular work at this time. Elstree was (& still is) a centre of the British film …
Diary Date: 8th January [1945]
Diary Entry: V. bomb on line. Diary notes: Whether this refers to a ‘V.1.’ (unpiloted flying bomb) or a ‘V.2.’ (rocket) is unclear, but it seems not to have exploded on landing. Given the supersonic speed of the V2 I would assume the errant weapon here was actually a V1.
Diary Date: 7th January [1945]
Diary Entry: Visited Humbers. Travelled back with Bors. Diary notes: The Humbers were the next door neighbours, and friends, of KPD and her Mother, so why KPD and the Bors had to ‘travel back’ together is unclear. The only explanation I can think of is that the Humbers were, at that time, living somewhere else; …
Diary Date: 6th January [1945]
Diary Entry: Went home. Margot & Syliva Bor there. Diary Notes:The Bors were neighbours of the Dells in Orpington – a family of brilliant musicians whose parents had emigrated from pre-WW1 Russia fleeing from persecution. The four children (Hilda, Margot, Sylvia and Edward) all had successful musical careers, two of them teaching members of the …
Diary Date: 2nd January [1945]
Diary Entry: Dinner with Smiths, Hampstead Diary notes: It is unclear who these ‘Smiths’ are, but 1948-50 KPD was the Matron of one of the boarding houses at Malvern College, and whilst there mentions the ‘Smiths’ quite often. Whether these are the same people is not certain.
Diary Date: 1st January [1945]
Diary Entry: On rushes all the week. Diary notes: ‘Rushes’ refers to the raw film shot during one day. Taking them back to the studio at the end of the day was an important part of KPD’s regular work at this time.
Diary Date: 31st December [1944]
Diary Entry: Tea Claire & children. Left 7.45 train Diary notes: I have not been able to define who exactly ‘Claire & children’ are.
Diary Date: 30th December [1944]
Diary Entry: Joyce & I took cars to Enfield. Back by train. Went to Aunt Consie. Diary notes: Joyce is clearly an A.T.S. colleague. For details on ‘Aunt Consie’ see the entry from 26th December.
Diary Date: 28th December [1944]
Diary Entry: A.T.S. Officers on pay. Rushes p.m. Audrey Danvers & I to “Irish eyes are smiling” Diary notes: ‘Rushes’ refers to the raw film shot during one day. Audrey Danvers may have been another A.T.S. colleague. “Irish eyes are smiling” is a 1944 musical starring Monty Woolley. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Eyes_Are_Smiling
Aunt Pamela's War 