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Diary Entry: Saw “The Seventh Veil” Swiss Cottage. Diary notes:  “The Seventh Veil” is a 1945 British melodrama film starring James Mason and Ann Todd. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seventh_Veil By The poster art can or could be obtained from General Film Distributors (UK), Universal Pictures (USA)., Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7171029

Diary Entry: Fetched Miss Davies & Ann for pay. Peggy & Elizabeth back & in my room. Diary notes: Presumably all A.T.S. colleagues. 

Diary Entry: Took Maj. Crawford London. Three journeys, Wembley. Evening Cosgroves. Diary notes: Another busy day driving Major Crawford round London. Even though KPD has said she had a new billet, she mentions the Cosgroves again, suggesting they were friends as well as (perhaps) where KPD had been billeted previously. 

Diary Entry: Collected car Wembley. Went Eastcote. Diary notes: There was an RAF station at Eastcote, and Bletchely Park established an outstation there, which was a forerunner of GCHQ at Cheltenham. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Eastcote  

Diary Entry: Took Marcia out. Leave over. Went new billets 7 Montague Sq. W1. Diary notes: Marcia Pitt was one of KPD’s godchildren (as she never married or had children, godchildren were always important to KPD).  Montague Square was a very up-market address for KPD’s new billet (flats at this address now sell for more …

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Diary Entry: Tea & supper Pitts. Diary notes: The Pitts, who were were friends and neighbours of the Dells in Orpington. Elaine Dell, wife of Martin Dell, was a Pitt.

Diary Entry: Foggy so went home. 10 am train. Home by 10pm. Diary notes: This was trip of around 420 miles with changes of train. KPD did well to travel home (Orpington) from Glasgow in one day.

Diary Entry: Stopped Pitlochry for lunch & walk. Arrived Glasgow 5.30. Rotten hostel. Diary notes: Personal judgements are pretty rare in KPD’s diary – so the Glasgow hostel must really have been below par! 

Diary Entry: Explored Inverness & Ness Islands. Went to Dingwall by bus & hitched Stathpeffer (sic) [‘Strathpeffer’]. Bus back. Diary notes: The Ness Islands are actually in Inverness in the Ness River. KPD probably enjoyed walking round them. 

Diary Entry: 9.15 bus to Fort William via  Fort Augustus & Loch Ness. Walked. Saw Ben Nevis. Left again 4 p.m. Diary notes: A pretty busy day, but KPD found time to do some walking. Knowing her, I suspect she regretted not being able to walk up Ben Nevis.