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Diary Entry: Biked to Holt in search of tomatoes. Diary notes: The exigencies of life in wartime – tomatoes were worth a cycle ride of several miles!

Diary Entry: Benny & I went to theatre. Diary notes: Benny – probably ‘Benny Longmuire’ – was an A.T.S. colleague.

Diary Entry: Spent day Nancy. Sat park afternoon, Mrs Morgan & her sister to supper. Diary notes: Nancy was a friend, presumably in the A.T.S., with whom KPD socialised regularly during the war years. The Morgans were friends KPD mentions during these years.

Diary Entry: Hitched & bused Overton, Ellesmere, Oswestry & Wrexham. Diary notes: Approximately 35 miles, so not as far as the hitches a week earlier. KPD, as usual, taking full opportunity to travel on Saturday (presumably her day off).

Diary Entry: Went to Theatre- Benny. Diary notes: Benny – probably ‘Benny Longmuire’ – was an A.T.S. colleague.

Diary Entry: Spent evening Nancy. Brookie there. Diary notes: Nancy was a friend, presumably in the A.T.S., with whom KPD socialised regularly during the war years. This seems to be the only mention of ‘Brookie’ in KPD’s diaries, so it is unclear whom exactly she is; almost certainly another A.T.S. colleague.

Diary Entry: Went to Dysett with Mr & Mrs Dowell. Diary notes: The Dowells were friends living in Rhyl whom KPD met quite often during these years. ‘Dysett’ seems to have been a place, but since no village/town can be identified, it is possibly a house name or KPD has misspelled ‘Dyserth’ (near Rhyl) which …

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Diary Entry: Hitched from Rhuddlan to Bodelwyddan, Colwyn Bay, Betwys-y-Coed, Capel Curig & Bangor & back to Rhyl. Diary notes: These hitches were some 85 miles in all, so a busy day! It shows how hitching was a good way to get around during the war years.

Diary Entry: Went to Rhyl for night with Dowells. Diary notes: The Dowells were friends living in Rhyl who KPD met quite often.

Diary Entry: Benny & I to theatre. Diary notes: Benny – probably ‘Benny Longmuire’ – was an A.T.S. colleague whom KPD socialised with quite often in this period (at least 5 times this month).