Diary Entry: Spent day Nancy. Diary notes: Nancy was a friend, presumably in the A.T.S., with whom KPD socialised regularly during the war years.
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Diary Date: 15th May [1943]
Diary Entry: Nan Poynter & I tea Quaintway Saw “Once upon a honeymoon”. Diary notes: Nan Poyner seems to have been an ATS friend and colleague; Quaintway was a venue in the centre of Chester, later a major music venue (in the 1960s/70s). “Once upon a honeymoon” is a 1942 US romantic comedy starring Cary …
Diary Date: 13th May [1943]
Diary Entry: Convoy Denbigh Carwen Llangollen Ensa Diana Churchill & Barry K. Barnes in “On Approval”. Diary notes: ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association – sometimes called ‘Every Night Something Awful’) was set up in 1939 to provide entertainment for servicemen/women. Diana Churchill & Barry K. Barnes, married pre-War British film stars, were probably touring this …
Diary Date: 11th May [1943]
Diary Entry: Last lot of Dregham (sic) arrived. Diary notes: There was a ‘Dreghorn’ barracks in Edinburgh, so perhaps this refers to some men/machines coming from there. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreghorn_Barracks
Diary Date: 9th May [1943]
Diary Entry: Lunch with Nancy. Diary notes: Nancy was a friend, presumably in the A.T.S., with whom KPD socialised regularly during the war years.
Diary Date: 8th May [1943]
Diary Entry: Met Flore saw Sonja Henie in “Katina”. Diary notes: Flore was another friend (possibly A.T.S.) ‘Katina’ was a film called ‘Iceland’ elsewhere. Sonja Henie, a Norwegian ice skating champion, had become a film star in American films. More information, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_(film) + By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13256897
Diary Date: 7th May [1943]
Diary Entry: Nancy for supper. Diary notes: Nancy was a friend, presumably in the A.T.S., with whom KPD socialised regularly during the war years.
Diary Date: 6th May [1943]
Diary Entry: Lecture on Coil Ignition by Vickers. Diary notes: A fairly rare example of KPD writing the details of her training. For those interested in the electrical engineering of this see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignition_coil
Diary Date: 4th May [1943]
Diary Entry: Took Benny to Theatre. Diary notes: Benny – probably ‘Benny Longmuire’ – was an A.T.S. colleague.
Diary Date: 2nd May [1943]
Diary Entry: Lunch Swan. Tea with Morgans. 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. The Morgans were friends KPD mentions during these years.
Aunt Pamela's War 