Harry's Story

22 May 1945

Still at War

22 May 2025

Still raining hard but I guess we'll have to go to work for another wetting through. Had a miserable afternoon carrying heavy loads in the rain.

One bright spot however was the heartening news that the Interpreter had given out that owing to our people at home being very worried at lack of news as to our welfare Japan, magnanimosly and out of humanity, had given permission for all British Officers to send a 200 word cable, to be in by tomorrow evening .

An interesting rumour regarding OSAKA is to the effect that a large number of lorry drivers have arrived for work in the mine because at OSAKA they have no lorries left for driving, and in addition, there is very little of OSAKA left to drive about in.

21 May 1945

Went out to work on the big farm today, and, although it was pelting with rain we had to work until 11.15 and naturally got wet through. Another story of the Red+ and Interpreter was told on our return from the farm - it appears that one of his

20 May 1945

Have heard that one very big plane visited OSAKA and dropped one very big bomb (1,000 kilos) this was followed by many smaller bombers which dropped incendiaries and that the place suffered heavily by fire etc,. This may be why a small hate has been turned on against the

19 May 1945

Another 200 Red + parcels have been opened and the items for release extracted. About 1 1/2 tons of onions came into Camp so we should be in clover for the next few days provided the Japanese don't take too many of them out of the Camp. The

18 May 1945

There seems to be a bit of a mild hate on against Officers at the moment re: work.

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