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Another Alarm last night and I hear a fair amount of stuff was dropped. Bread started again today. Got some interesting news on return from the Farm. The Dutch Oil Tanker crew are to work at the Minehead now as stokers etc, 50 new Officers and 60 Other Ranks are
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Had cheese mixed in with the stew last night and it was good, also sweetened coffee for breakfast this morning. Reverting to the release of the parcels, they with rice and flour, were being kept as an emergency reserve, so the release is significant in that there is no further
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Another Air Raid Alarm last night even although it was pouring with rain. Have learned tonight that of the 200 word radio messages the Officers were so generously allowed to send through the magnanity of Japan only 31% were sent. The others being torn up. One piece of good news
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Another Alarm last night. Latest information is that the Camp ration of rice has been cut by 62 kg daily from tomorrow, so it looks as if we are likely to have a lean time in future.
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Yasume today. Another Alarm last night. Reveille and Roll Call one hour later. Raisin and rice cake with sweetened coffee for breakfast and a packet of chocolate soon after. Got weighed and went 52.9 kg an increase of 1.4 kg. This is probably due to the slight increase
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Another air raid alarm last night and some pretty heavy stuff was dropped.
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BASHER the 2nd was on the go again this evening; he gave everybody in one of the rooms a pretty hefty beating up, so much so that two of them passed out (Ractliffe and Fortt). Ractliffe, the Hut Chief, got the worst of it and was, in addition, put in
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Two rumours - that there is a possibility that a landing may be made on the main Japanese Island, also, that the Japanese Diet are holding a special meeting today. There was an Alarm during the night and, by the sound of things, quite a fair amount of stuff was
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Sweet coffee for breakfast and quite a good day on the farm. BASHER the 2nd who beat up Gillette, threatened to beat up an Officer if he did not give him an American cigarette.
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Air raid during the night. Got cheese sauce with beans for the evening meal. The Dutch in our Hut were made to stand to attention for over an hour and two of them had a beating up for, supposedly, not saluting a Sentry as they came in the Hut. Same
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Got sweet coffee for breakfast. The Squad Leader (Bladen) got a pretty good beating up by one of the Japanese (Yamma) on the farm this afternoon for standing around and not working (Squad Leaders are not expected to work). The Guard seemed to get the wind up afterwards by making
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There is a most disturbing rumour going around that this Camp closes down shortly. We get glass rodded on the 12th. The British move on the 15th and the Dutch on the 19th.