Saturday 1 January 1944
Heard this am to go to WO for interview – wires sent to A & L. Caught 3.50 pm train and had dinner in Perth – sleeper 1st class in 8.50 train – didn’t get a lot of sleep.
Sunday 2 January 1944
Arr London 11 am – taxi to L’pool St – caught 11.50 train to Colchester. Met by G in car – after tea wrote A – after supper played Poker Dice with L G & B and lost 2/– A phoned at 5.30 great news.
Monday 3 January 1944
Charles returns – Up in time in have good chat with A – Town 9 – 10. Caught 10.37 to Town in London at 1.20 and had lunch at G.E. Taxi to Whitehall. Taken in front of 2 Cols by Graham Peddie – interview seemed to go OK. Tea John French – wrote A at Euston 4 Train 7.10 – no sleeper.
Tuesday 4 January 1944
No b’fast – no water – arrived Inverness at 2 ocl. Shave at Sr Hotel – car came – lunch at 2.30. Told by Eric K before tea that I had not got job, pity. Phoned A and wrote 3 super letters from her awaiting my return. Also letter from John Q. Bed at 12 – late in office. Duty offr.
Wednesday 5 January 1944
Usual day – not much work to do. Hockey in pm, scored 6 eye fairly well in. Bath & change – office late with George. Cut up 300 odd ships!
Thursday 6 January 1944
Usual day – no letters. Still cutting out ships! Office late – wrote A. Went down to PO put in £10. Visit Ness Castle – sep
Friday 7 January 1944
Still no letters – George off on leave – usual dull day – medal up. Conf for 2 ½ hrs after tea. Wrote John French – Boyd may be going – Felix too.
Saturday 8 January 1944
Tony returns – Dull morning no mail – hockey in pm. Chat in morning with John Dawkes, G2 – Wrote A after dinner and phoned Ox Rd. Scored 1 goal in hockey game.
Sunday 9 January 1944
Took things very easy all day – b’fast at 10 ocl – did certain amount of work. In pm read in mess til 3 – office til 4 doing stamps. After tea walk and letters to A etc. Letter to A to be continued. Bath.
Monday 10 January 1944
Letter from A at last – p.g. but things will be OK – Gods not being very kind this year. Dull day – office after dinner finished letter to A. Airgraph from Peter Rawson. Walk with Roger Bruman over Golf Course. Very good sharp frost.
Tuesday 11 January 1944
Haircut in a.m. Very slack day with practically nothing doing. Told this evening that I am to return to 7th Fd tomorrow – saw CRA said ‘No go’ and told him why.
Wednesday 12 January 1944
Film Wed night with Charles, Francis & George Ashly – very good ‘Above suspicion’.
Thursday 13 January 1944
Eileen phoned – great show.
Friday 14 January 1944
No entry.
Saturday 15 January 1944
Parcel from A arrived – incl baccy G.G. Hockey in pm with Navy – 7 aside very hectic very short. Out patrolling with Charles until 1 am.
Sunday 16 January 1944
Up at 9.30! No mail – stamps am for Charles. Bought £1-1-10 worth but in pt exchange for my Coronations. Quiet pm. Wrote A & L. Concert after dinner good fun. Stamps with Charles in his hut.
Monday 17 January 1944
Dull day – letter from A – good show.
Tuesday 18 January 1944
Dull day – Letter from L, G & E.
Visit to Spey Brg
Wednesday 19 January 1944
Super long letter from A. Sent wire off congratulating A on promotion – super show.
Thursday 20 January 1944
Visited EY this morning and out in FORRES direction in the afternoon. EY in good form – one or 2 old faces still about – Gerslip, Sedgwick Gee etc. ENSA show – very good.
Friday 21 January 1944
Developed very bad cold today – a real snorter. Kept in most of day. Phoned 370 but A not there – spoke to friend – A to ring on Mon or Sun.
Saturday 22 January 1944
Hockey this p.m. v RN – Excellent game though it poured with rain during first half – won 5-4 (2). Had dinner with Charles, George, Boyd, Tury – looked in for 5 mins at Sgts dance. Washing & stamps arrived.
Sunday 23 January 1944
B’fast 9.45 – EY in morning, lunch there – feeling pretty bloody – waited til 10 ocl in case A phoned – no such luck. Powders & ‘whiskied tea’ brought along by Wright.
Monday 24 January 1944
Still feeling bloody – marked AQ’s map in am. Quiet pm – no letters – good tidy up – Back to office after early supper – no sign of phone call from A.
Tuesday 25 January 1944
1500 – Lecture in gym. Out all day in Elgin area – lunch at Gordon Hotel – sent pc off to Eileen – letter from L & G.
Wednesday 26 January 1944
Duty Officer. Letter today from A good show – feeling particularly browned right off – duty offr. Slept here. 3rd & last inoculation.
Thursday 27 January 1944
Dull day – nothing of any importance to relate. Over to 101 A/Tk to see a chap about divorce.
Friday 28 January 1944
Nothing at all in the work line. At 4 ocl went down to town tea with Charles at Station Hotel – film after – Mr Lucky – dinner with C in C Mess. Chat with C & Q in C’s bunk.
Saturday 29 January 1944
In pm few holes golf with George, tea in Club house – Dinner B Mess with C, G & F. then to WRENS pty – left early chat & tea with C.
Sunday 30 January 1944
G + C to Dumfries – conference in pm – walk after tea – early night.
Monday 31 January 1944
Nothing of note.
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