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January 1st |
Commenced Vehicle
Maintenance Course at GOLAGHAT.
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January 3rd |
To JORHAT to see
Gordon Harker in "Mail Train''.
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January 5th |
Purchased new watch. (Still in my
possession – never been cleaned or serviced and still keeps good time -
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January 10th |
To JORHAT to see Margaret Sullivan in "So
Ends the Night"
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January llth |
Vehicle Maintenance
examination.
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January 12th - 15th |
Carrier Course,
GOLAGHAT.
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January 16th |
GOLAGHAT - DIMAPUR
on Studebaker Lorry ( 60 miles in 2hrs 40 mins.)
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January 17th |
DIMAPUR - IMPHAL .
(132 miles in 15 hrs).
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January l8th |
IMPHAL - SHENAM. (36
miles in 2 hrs).
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January l9th |
SHENAM - TAMU. (26 miles in 6 hrs).
A total of 254 miles over a period of 4
days!!!
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January 23rd |
To Mobile Cinema to
see "Champagne Waltz."
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January 30th |
Pte Kershaw died of
wounds from 3” Mortar bomb during exercise. (Sadly a case of "friendly
fire").
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February 1st - 6th |
Platoon commanders
Course.
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February 7th |
Visited by Field
Marshall Wavell.
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February 24th |
TAMU - MYOTHIT.
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March llth |
Left MYOTHIT on "Lion Patrol" to east of
Chidwin River.
Crossed at TONHE. Spent Night near INTHA.
16 miles.
Carried in back pack:
6 Days light rations
Mosquito Net
Cardigan
Gym Shoes
Washing & Shaving Kit.
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March 12th |
Left INTHA and vent N.W. for about 12
miles.
Some villagers hostile.
Ptes Wilson and Shadbolt fell to rear of
Patrol, former with stomach cramp and latter with damaged knee.
Camped in Jungle. Saw light nearby about
midnight. Sent patrol to investigate but nothing found.
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March 13th |
Set out on compass bearing of 120 through
jungle to NATHAN. Entered village that evening. Japs had been there.
Got some Japanese currency from Burmese - also 10 parachutes.
NATHAN is on Jap patrol route and was
last visited by them 3 weeks ago. They had 5 elephants and were
carrying Mortars. Distance travelled 10 miles.
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March 14th |
Left for WETKAUK and
NAUNGANA. Got lost in jungle with C/Sgt Robertson. Distance travelled
10 miles. |
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March 15th |
Moved out of WETKAUK
on small Recce Patro1. Took 5 Burmese for interrogation. Small Pox in
PINGUQET. Tried to signal Regt H.Q. but this impossible due to height
of trees. Distance covered 4 miles. |
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March 16th |
Left WETKAUK and met 2 other patrols.
Then went on to NYINGBINTHA. Two of our planes came over low to see who
we were. This was at KAMAING. Extremely HOT. Villagers very friendly.
Distance covered 14 miles. |
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March 17th |
Left NYINGBINTHA for SETTAW, a distance
of 8 miles.
Crossed Chindwin River and continued down
bank to LEPANTHA. Again extremely HOT. Harboured for night at LEPANTHA.
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March 18th |
Left LEPANTHA for SEDAW, a distance of 12
miles.
Purchased fresh vegetables and rice in
THAUNGBUT and NYANTHIT. Grand change from normal rations.
Pte McGhee got drunk on native wine
(rice) and shot his finger. This I amputated with a razor blade
(Wilkinson Sword?)
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March 19th |
Left SEDAW for MYOTHIT. Extremely hard
climb especially with Chindits elephants coming in the opposite
direction. (Mules and elephants don’t mix!!)
Arrived back at Regt H.Q. 1620 hrs.
Distance covered 14 miles.
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March 21st |
Built new “basha"
for D Coy Office.
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March 29th |
Left MYOTH1T for TONHE. Took 2 days hard
rations on men and 4 days light rations on mules. Distance covered 14
miles.
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March 30th |
Ordered out to Pt25R near LEU. Took 5
days light rations and 1 days hard rations.
Crossed Chindwin river at TONHE. Spent
might near NAMPAMAUNG.
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March 31st |
Went on the banks of Chindwin and tried
to get to NAMPAHOK but took wrong track. Spent night on River bank.
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April lst |
Went on to Pt 25R to meet Lt. Hughes but
he hadn’t been there at all. Met Lts Mackintosh and Black in Jungle near
Pt25R. Remained at Pt25R for the might in the hope that Lt Hughes would
send runner there.
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April 2nd |
Went with Mackintosh, Black and McFarland
to WETKAUK to see if any trace of Lt Hughes there and ran into Davies on
banks of Chinthe Chaung. Returned to KYA-IN that night.
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April 3rd |
Left KYA-IN for PENGAKET track where
Hughes was lying in ambush and stayed in ambush position that night.
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April 4th |
Hughes went reccying near WETKAUK area.
Major Costens came and gave good information about Jap Whereabouts.
Moved during night to vicinity of
PINKAGET as we had seen some Burmese acting suspiciously there.
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April 5th |
Went to new harbour on banks of Chinthe
Chaung opposite WETKAUK.
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April 6th |
“A” Coy joined us
there.
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April 7th |
Went to KAMAING to
get food for Coy.
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April 8th |
Went again to KAMAING to get 2 cows but
they escaped. Got more rice and bananas instead.
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April 9th |
Burmese brought cows into our harbour
which were slaughtered for meat for the Companies.
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April 10th |
Companies left harbour for THAPANZEIK. I
was taken to SETTAW with the sick and the mules by a Burmese guide.
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April 1lth |
Left for SEDAW. I sent the sick by
boat. I went overland, crossing to the opposite bank of the Chindwin at
THAUNGDUT. Some difficulty in getting the mules over the river.
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April 12th |
Returned to MYOTHIT with 1 Mule and
driver and Ptes. Chipston, Nicholl, Anderson and McFarland, Left SEDAW
0740; arrived MYOTHIT 1610.
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April 14th |
Remainder of Company
returned to MYOTHIT.
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April 15th |
"B" Coy bumped into Japs 0900. Lt
Barnard seriously wounded and 3 of his Platoon were killed and 14
missing.
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April 19th |
Lt Frost’s Platoon bumped Japs at KYA-IN.
Frost and 9 members of his platoon not heard of since.
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April 21st |
Left MYOTHIT for SEDAW. Heard there were
Japs in TONHE, but this report proved to be false.
Lt. O’Neill bumped into Japs at
NAMPANAUNG.
Imphal bombed.
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April 22nd |
Arrived SEDAW.
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April 24th |
NAMPANAUNG bombed.
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April 25th |
Took over from "B" Coy at NANTHAGIT.
LIMMU bombed.
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April 29th |
Left NANTHAGIT for MYOTHIT and banks of
River TARET, a tributary of the Chindwin).
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April 30th |
Arrived banks of
TARAT.
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May lst |
Arrived MINTHA area.
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May 2nd |
Returned to TAMU to
take over P.R.I.
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May 3rd |
Went to IMPHAL for
beer etc.
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May 4th |
Stayed over at
WAITHOU.
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May 6th |
Left for TAMU.
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May 7th |
Arrived TAMU - Went
to MOREH and then returned to TAMU.
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May 9th |
Went to Bn. harbour
at m. s. 13.
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May 10th |
Issued beer and
other canteen goods.
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May 17th |
Returned to MOREH.
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June 5th |
To IMPHAL for more
beer etc.
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June 6th |
At WAITHOU.
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June 7th |
Returned to MOREH;
issued beer etc.
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June 20th |
Left MOREH - Road in
terrible condition - Supply trucks had to be continually dug out.
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June 21st |
Arrived WAITHOU.
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June 26th |
Admitted to 41
Indian General Hospital at KANGLATONGBI with Malaria and Dysentery.
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July 6th |
Discharged from
Hospital.
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July 7th |
Bn. arrived WAITHOU.
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July 8th – August 7th |
At WAITHOU.
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August 8th |
Bn. left WAITHOU for
SHILLONG.
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August 9th – October 17th |
At Shillong.
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October 18th |
Left SHILLONG 1400.
Arr. PANDU 1830
Left AMINGAON 2010
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October 19th |
Arr. PARBATIPUR 0715
Left PARBATIPUR 0815
Arr SEALDAH Sta 1530
(Calcutta)
Left HOWRAH Sta 2030
(Calcutta)
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October 21st |
Arr. AGRA 0430
Left AGRA 1730
Arr. DELHi 2130
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October 22nd |
Left DELHI 1810 |
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October 23rd |
Arr DEHA DUN 0820
Left DEHA DUN 1000
Arr. MISSOURI 1145
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October 24th – 31st |
On leave on
MISSOURI.
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Nov lst |
Left MISSOURI.
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Nov 2nd |
Arr. AGRA
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Nov 5th |
Left AGRA
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Nov 6th |
Arr. CALCUTTA
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Nov 10th |
Left CALCUTTA
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Nov 12th |
Arr. IMPHAL.
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Nov 13th |
Arr. WAITHOU.
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Nov 19th |
Went to SHUGANU Rest
Camp m. s. 30.
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Nov 20th – Dec 12th |
No diary notes but must have returned to
WAITHOU during this period.
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Dec 13th |
Left WAITHOU.
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Dec 14th – 20th |
Arrived CALCUTTA and
stayed there.
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Dec 21st |
Admitted B.M.H.
Calcutta with B.T. Malaria.
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Dec 22nd – 31st |
Being treated in
Hospital.
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