Diary Entry: Parade P.T. Commandants talk debate. Change round of rooms. Met Flora Wrexham Saw “Background to Danger”. Spent night Mrs Davies Vron Cottage. Vron. Diary notes: ‘Flora’ is Flora Gardner, a friend from a family living near Berkhamsted, where KPD had lived years before. “Background to Danger” was a 1942 war drama starring George …
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Diary Date: 3rd December [1943]
Dairy Entry: Cooking demonstration. C.O.’s talk. 3 min. lecture. Diary notes: More work in camp – presumably the new structure meant that the officers wanted to ensure all their troops were up the same level.
Diary Date: 2nd December [1943]
Diary Entry: 2nd Lecture Q. P.T. Camouflage. Half day. Tea Lyn. Went theatre. Diary notes: ‘Lyn’, possibly ‘Lyn Davies’, was a friend KPD socialised with regularly. The theatre is probably the one in Chester.
Diary Date: 1st December [1943]
Diary Entry: Helped office am. Had lectures on Messing, Camouflage. Drill RSM. Diary notes: A busy day in camp. ‘RSM’ is ‘Regimental Sergeant Major’. The National Army Museum says: Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) This is the senior non-commissioned rank, with specialist roles in the technical and non-combatant services; and in the combat and combat-support …
Diary Date: 30th November [1943]
Diary Entry: Signed off Lorry M. 332 Was coal driver. Diary notes: Unfortunately it is not clear what ‘Lorry M.332’ means? Any suggestions?
Diary Date: 29th November [1943]
Diary Entry: D. Coy. Started as holding coy. Diary notes: The reorganisation of the A.T.S. mentioned earlier continues. (‘Coy.’ means ‘Company’)
Diary Date: 28th November [1943]
Diary Entry: Lunch Swan. Diary notes: The Swan, which may be the 16th Century inn at Taporley near Chester, was a regular eating place for KPD in those days.
Diary Date: 27th November [1943]
Diary Entry: Went for night to Chester. Bad cold. Diary notes: Chester, not far from Gresford, was somewhere KPD visited quite often, sometimes to go to the theatre.
Diary Date: 26th November [1943]
Diary Entry: Went on convoy (driving) to Shrewsbury to evacuate vehicles. Nan Poynter posted to Bristol. Diary notes: From this, and later posts, it is clear that the A.T.S. in Gresford was being reorganised. Nan Poynter had been a friend, now being posted elsewhere. Such developments must have been common in wartime.
Diary Date: 24th November [1943]
Diary Entry: Took Benny theatre. Diary notes: Benny – probably ‘Benny Longmuire’ – was an A.T.S. colleague.
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