Click here for entry for Wednesday 27th January (cont) – Tuesday 2nd February 1943
Wednesday Feb 3
Day 669
Usual morning. Watched Jerusalem police v. Con. Depot at football. Police won 5-3. Night as usual.
Thursday Feb 4
Day 670
The Great American Broadcast (1941)
Received mail – had stroll through orange groves during afternoon. Pictures at night. “Great American Broadcast” – Alice Faye. Friday Feb 5 Day 671 Weather still fine. Played cards & read during afternoon. Housie at night.
Saturday Feb 6
Day 672
Medical inspection graded A. Transferred gear into A Company area. Afternoon on tour to Atlit Castle. Travelled nearly to Haifa then turned to west. Looked over Crusader Cemetery. “Atlit Castle” last stronghold of Crusaders. Massive stone buildings – network of passage way built entirely underground. Fort dates back to _____ over 3000 years ago. Many bricks cut out of solid stone. Looked over structure & pipes of Roman water system to supply Caesars. Enjoyable afternoon. Housie & pictures in evening. “Red Barry”. Don “Red” Barry was a well known American actor of the era, who did a lot of Western movies so likely thats what he means when he says “Red Barry”. For photos likely taken on this day, click here.
Sunday Feb 7
Day 673
Church parade in morning. Drafted for guard. Wrote & started guard at 4PM.
Let Us Live (1939)
Monday Feb 8
Day 674
While on guard duty one prisoner escaped from guard room. When our guard was relieved our sergeant & compound placed under arrest. Will probably hear more about it. Pictures at night – “Let us live” Henry Fonda.
Tuesday Feb 9
Day 675
First morning on PT. Finding training rather stiff after so little work. Rested in afternoon – saw that I go on Medical Board tomorrow to be graded. Housie at night then concert given by Naafi Entertainers – very good performance.
Click here for entry for Wednesday 10th February – Friday 12th February 1943
Day 672
Instead of Many ??? cut out of solid stone, could it possibly read Many bricks used rest of solid stone? I’ve never been there, of course, so I don’t know if that even makes any sense.
There is a bit on Wikipedia about Atlit Castle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_P%C3%A8lerin.
Posted by a gray | April 1, 2015, 4:43 pmThanks, pretty sure the missing word is “bricks” – I think its “many bricks cut out of solid stone”. Thanks!
I have a post coming up in the next few days about Atlit Castle and some photos.
Posted by The Sock Mistress | April 3, 2015, 4:55 pm