Diary Entry: Met Flore. Walked over Penmaenmawr to Llangollen. Tea & to see “Mrs Miniver”. Diary notes: Flore was another friend (possibly A.T.S.); KPD must have liked this walk as she did it several times. “Mrs Miniver” was an American romantic wartime drama starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon focusing on how the War affected …
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Diary Date: 12th March [1943]
Diary Entry: Tea with Lyn at Quaintways Supper with Nancy Diary notes: ‘Lyn’, possibly ‘Lyn Davies’, was a friend KPD socialised with regularly. Quaintways was a venue in the centre of Chester, later a major music venue (in the 1960s/70s). Nancy was another friend, presumably in the A.T.S., with whom KPD socialised regularly during the …
Diary Date: 11th March [1943]
Diary Entry: D. Coy gave us a party. Diary notes: Maybe this was a party for those who had just joined the company from ‘B’ – if so this shows one way morale was maintained int he A.T.S.
Diary Date: 10th March [1940]
Diary Entry: Changed to D. Coy. Diary notes: Presumably the result of the reorganisation mentioned just over a week earlier – KPD was transferred from ‘B’ to ‘D’ Company.
Diary Date: 9th March [1943]
Diary Entry: Tea Nancy & Theatre. Good show N’gai Diary notes: The reference to ‘N’gai’ is unclear, to say the least! KPD continues to enjoy her social life.
Diary Date: 7th March [1943]
Dairy Entry: Lunch Swan & Lyn came. Diary notes: ‘Lyn’, possibly ‘Lyn Davies’, was a friend KPD socialised with regularly. The Swan, which may be the 16th Century inn at Taporley near Chester, was a regular eating place for KPD in those days. Postcard from the 1940s
Diary Date: 6th March [1943]
Diary Entry: Mrs Morgan, Mrs Murdoch, N [Nancy] & I went to Conway & walked over Sychnant Pass to Penmaenmawr. Diary notes: A 4 to 5 mile walk near the coast of North Wales. Interesting to note that, not for the first time, KPD uses the ‘English’ spelling of a Welsh town (‘Vron’ being another …
Diary Date: 5th March [1943]
Diary Entry: Tea Nancy & to see “Me & my Gal” Stayed 48 hours. Diary notes: “Me & my Gal” is a US Musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly (his film début). More about the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Me_and_My_Gal_(film)#Awards_and_honors https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9202848 Incidentally the comment ‘stayed 48 hours’ is a little mysterious – …
Diary Date: 4th March [1943]
Diary Entry: Tea Lyn & Nancy in Chester. Diary notes: Lyn & Nancy were A.T.S. friends, and KPD often met them in Chester, the nearest large town.
Diary Date: 2nd March [1943]
Diary Entry: Meeting with Adj.[unct] about B Coy[pany] dissolving. Diary notes: It seems that the A.T.S. was being restructured and KPD would have to be posted elsewhere.
Aunt Pamela's War 