Diary Entry: Went to Wrexham with Josephine Stockbridge. Saw “The Young Mr Pitt”. Diary notes: “The Young Mr Pitt” was a 1942 GB film, a biography of the PM who led his country alone against the might of Napoleon’s Europe. It was directed by Carol Reed and stars Robert Donat and Robert Morley. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Mr._Pitt …
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Diary Date: 17th December [1942]
Diary Entry: Met Mrs Dutton for coffee. Diary notes: During this year KPD mentions visiting the Duttons several times.
Diary Date: 16th December [1942]
Diary Entry: Had 2 breakdowns. Towed from Broughton. Diary notes: Judging by KPD’s diaries reliability wasn’t great in the ATS Motorised section.
Date: 13th December [1942]
Diary Entry: Spent day Persicks Lunch Swan & Lyn. Had Pims (sic), peach & camel liquor. Diary notes: KPD hardly ever drank alcohol, so perhaps the mention (and misspelling) of Pimms is understandable. The ‘Persicks’ seem to have been friends living in Chester.
Diary Date: 12th December [1942]
Diary Entry: Saw “Gone with the wind”. Diary notes: “Gone with the wind” – although first released in 1939 – was clearly still a major attraction and worth going to see. Of course at this time there was no television (suspended for the war) and so any film could only be seen in the cinema, …
Diary Date: 11th December [1942]
Diary Entry: Bad accident in camp. Diary notes: It’s a shame KPD didn’t leave more details about this. We remember (correctly) those killed or wounded in conflict, but those injured (or even killed) whilst training may be forgotten.
Diary Date: 8th December [1942]
Diary Entry: Rosemary left. Diary notes: ‘Rosemary’ may be ‘Rosemary Field’, a friend from pre-war days.
Diary Date: 5th December [1942]
Diary Entry: Went to tea Vron. Diary notes: ‘Vron’, near Wrexham, included a colliery (also called ‘Vron’). Today it seems to be called ‘Tanyfron’: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanyfron Flora Gardner, a good friend, lived and worked there.
Diary Date: 4th December [1942]
Diary Entry: Had orderly room. Stockbridge as escort. Diary notes: ‘Stockbridge’ refers to Joesphine Stockbridge, a colleague in the ATS. Why KPD needed an escort, I’m not sure!
Diary Date: 2nd December [1942]
Diary Entry: Wheel came off vehicle, Holt. Diary notes: This was the sort of occasion KPD was trained to deal with, of course.
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