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Former Member
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Tuesday, 7th November 1944
The Waegermans van Dender family were interested in a group photograph of Hartog’s squad, which I had just received from him. They pointed to his picture and asked if it was of me. There certainly is a resemblance there. I decided to send Hartog a photo of me if I could ever get one taken. |
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Former Member
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Wednesday, 8th November, 1944
Jos. Waegermans produced a Voigtlander camera from somewhere and expressed an interest in taking a group photograph of the flying squad for his album. He promised us all copies if they "turn out" He soon took the snaps and returned the camera to the lender. |
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Former Member
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Thursday, 9th November 1944
Now we were almost guaranteed a period of masterful inactivity. There were still areas on our side of the Maas that needed to be mopped up. The enemy could not bring any heavy equipment across in case the bridges were bombed, forcing him to leave his guns behind during his next retreat. We could battle our way to the river and have a defensive natural barrier, but so would he. |
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Former Member
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Friday, 10th November 1944
Officially, we were still in Tilburg and we had to be ready to go back to the Voltwerke to complete our rest period. Jos. now had our address in case the photos do not arrive until after our leaving. |
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Former Member
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Saturday, 11th November 1944
Remembrance Day, and we were on the move, back to Tilburg. The photographs had arrived, so we could take our share with us. I had taken advantage of the lull to wash my spare socks and they were now dry, ready for darning. |
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Former Member
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Sunday, 12th November 1944
I claimed my old bed space, opened my small pack, retrieved my writing kit and housewife and arranged a blanket dusting session with Rowley Hall. We took our blankets outside for shaking and it was amazing how much dust came out of them. I took off my boots and socks and started darning one sock, then covered it with a fold of blanket and started writing home. When I had finished writing, I went to wash and dry my feet, put on my clean, dry socks and my boots, and “post” the letters. I then carried on darning my dirty socks. |
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Former Member
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Monday, 13th November 1944
The previous day’s special routine was a precaution against being selected for any odd jobs, but nobody was looking around for a stooge, so this day we could concentrate on making ourselves clean, tidy, neat and comfortable. There was a broom available, so I started the ball rolling by cleaning my bed space and soon the others joined in, making the whole room dust free. |
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Former Member
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Tuesday, 14th November 1944
----------------------------------------The previous night I had laid out my trousers under my bed roll, and the creases were now, more or less, in the right places. I had no brass polish and neither had anyone else, so I had to make do with a little spit and polish, using an old tooth brush. Now I could mingle with the civilians and not feel like an old tramp. [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 14, 2008 10:36:40 AM] |
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Former Member
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Wednesday, 15th November 1944
----------------------------------------The whole Company went to Brigade HQ for an ENSA show; the first live entertainment we had had since the final embarkation leave, after which we were confined to barracks, before leaving England. This was a concert party, four men and a girl. The men sang “Keep Moving” and the teen-ager jived, singing, “Or would you rather be a fish?” [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 15, 2008 11:56:35 AM] |
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Former Member
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Thursday, 16th November 1944
The mail arrived – one from the family, one from the girl friend in Maidenhead and a card from Hartog. The Chaplain’s department had not yet issued any Chanukah cards, so he had modified a civilian Christmas card to suit the occasion. That is now in my scrapbook. |
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