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Diary Entry: Saw “If I had my way” Kingsbury Diary notes: “If I had my way” is a 1940 musical comedy starring Bing Crosby. Presumably ‘Kingsbury’ (in Brent) is where she saw the film. For more information, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Had_My_Way  By http://www.movieposterdb.com/poster/3b09873b, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25256402

Diary Entry: Found car had been pinched. Diary notes: One of the most surprising entries in KPD’s diary – who would steal an (army) car in wartime? Why? Where would they get petrol? I wonder if it was ‘requisitioned’ by another part of the military, and so not really stolen?

Diary Entry: Left Ipswich 3.5. Home 6.15 & then back to Wembley. Diary notes: Back to work for KPD – she seems to have travelled from Ipswich to Orpington, then to Wembley. 

Diary Entry: All spent day Hill House, Ufford Diary notes: Another day with the family of her brother, Anthony. He had volunteered (for the Territorials) before war was declared he had already been called up. He served in the Royal Artillery (anti-Aircraft guns), and ended the war as an Acting Major. KPD was probably enjoying …

Continue reading “Diary Date: 9th December [1944]”

Diary Entry: Went to Woodbridge Diary notes: KPD was staying with the family of her sister in law, Peggy, wife of her closest brother, Anthony. 

Diary Entry: Cynthia (Walter) & Carol went away Diary notes: KPD was possibly replaced by a ‘Cynthia Beaumont’ at Rossholme in 1940. Could she have married and be this ‘Cynthia’? 

Diary Entry: Mrs Tindall over. Stopped Woodbridge. Diary notes: The Tindalls were the parents and family of Peggy Dell – Anthony (KPD’s brother) had married Peggy (1910-1991), his first wife and mother of his two children, Grahame & Jennifer. Their home, Hill House at Ufford was near Woodbridge in Suffolk. 

Diary Entry: Capt. Jacobs to tea. Diary notes: It seems likely that ‘Capt. Jacobs’ was a friend rather than a senior officer as he was invited to tea.

Diary Entry: Compassionate leave. Went to Ipswich for lunch. Collected Peggy & Jennifer & went to Dallinghoo Diary notes: The reason for the compassionate leave is unclear – no close member of the family appears to have died at this time. The fact that she went to visit her sister-in-law Peggy in Suffolk does perhaps …

Continue reading “Diary Date: 30th November [1944]”

Diary Entry: Took Capt. Batty to Ealing etc. Diary notes: KPD mentions both a ‘Lt Batty’ and a ‘Captain Batty’ in her diary – possibly the same person.