Click here for entry for Monday 27th April – Saturday 2nd May 1942

Sunday May 3

Day 392

Section stalks during morning near Old Ruins above camp.  Wrote in afternoon. Playing cards in evening.  Started our shift on guard at road block.

Monday May 4

Day 393

Continued with road block guard.  Washed all clothes and had wash(?) by well.

Tuesday May 5

Day 394

Early reveille.  Transported in lorries to range at Idlib.  Firing bren & rifles.  Arrived back at 3.30PM.  Weather becoming very warm.

Wednesday May 6

Day 395

Small routine march to Monastery of Thousand Virgins during morning.  Played cards in afternoon & evening.  Passed in battle dress.

Thursday May 7

Day 396

Another small routine march down bitumen road past drome.  On drome at night.

Friday May 8

Day 397

Had our 20 mile march leaving camp at 6.30AM.  Cut across trench through fields passing many olive groves.  Passed through 4 native villages reaching road 15 miles from camp at midday.  Arrived home at 3PM.  Thoroughly done.  Went to well, had a makeshift shower – beautiful cool water.

Saturday May 9

Day 398

Easy morning. Pay.  Leave to Aleppo in afternoon.  Visited Citadel and saw “Strange Cargo”.

Sunday May 10

Day 399

On cook house fatigues.  Received cable from Marg.

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