A dance at Regent St Polytechnic. Met Winnie unfortunately She clings like a leech will have to be firm. Tuesday. Saw Mickey again, patched up quarrel. Not a bad kid, but a stupid temper. Wednesday. Started off with good meal at Elephant and Castle, then decided on the Swan, at Jacks recommendation. Went to Swan at Stockwell with Dave, Mac and Jock. Got tight, but respectfully so Thursday. Xmas Eve. Swan at Stockwell. A. F. S. named Betty Ashford. Very good evening. Date 2. 5 Friday. Xmas Day at Bushey. Very quiet, but well, restful Saturday. Boxing Day. Dance at Oxley Parish Hall. Girl named Elsie Roberts. Engaged No DateSunday. Came back to Borough. Wag354g Firmware Download on this page. Xmas mail from Snooty, Yvonne, Deborah, Ida, Dorothy, Mrs Blythe, Mickey, Betty. Answered all mail and wrote to Elsie Roberts. Monday. Back on the course Valve Theory again Mech Eng. Dance in evening at Regent St Polytechnic. Date tomorrow with Betty. DECEMBER 1. 94. 22. Tuesday. Saw Betty. Went to Balham saw Walt Disneys Bambi. Letter from Mickey. Looks like being an interesting course in the evenings Wednesday. Another boring day in Laboratory. Went to YMCA for a shave in HOT water, then on to Salvation Army place in Guildford St good place. Thursday. New Years Eve. Little or no work done in Laboratory. Theory was an excuse to sleep ready for a late night. Went to Regent St Polytechnic with Betty, Dave, Joe, Wally. Went out to Cock Tavern and celebrated on Scotch Ale. Later on went to Piccadilly Circus and at midnight was on the Yank Station. Crawled into the billet at 2 oc. Was not caught. Wonder where well be this time next year. JANUARY 1. 94. 31 Friday. Went to S. A. Russell Sq. Sandy there. Had the now famous steak and chip supper. Still learning nothing new about Radio Saturday. Weekend pass. Went to Leicester Sq. Betty, saw Geo Washington slept here. Very good. Got home by taxi about 2 oc. Sunday. Was home, and slept until 2 oc Dorothy and John came to see me. In the evening went for a walk with Betty. Quite a nice evening P. T. tomorrow wince Monday. Saw Betty and went to Odeon. Saw Pied Piper. Very good film. To our disgust we had the old PT Instructor back. The swine Radio course is a farce JANUARY 1. TuesdayScrubber got nasty and now we have extra pickets to do Was on guard caught smoking so charged. Read Kitty Foyle. Letters from Betty and Mickey. WednesdayWrote to Mickey, telling her it was no use continuing seriously. Another letter from Betty. Saw Betty in evening and went to flicks seeing King Arthur was a Gentleman. Awful film. Phoned up Mother. Broke again, pay parade just in time ThursdayBought Foundations of Wireless. Received membership card from Queensbury Club. Went to flicks and saw A Yank at Eton. Pretty poor film. FridayPractical dem. Blocking Osc at Theory period, had use of logs and 2 during maths. Learnt something for a changeLetter from Ken at Grimsby. Final letter from Mickey Saw Betty in evening. Saturday. Went to see Rookies at Leicester Sq Theatre with Dave. Met a chap named Mike OCallaghan. Amusing chap. Got his Tel. No. On guard tomorrowSundayHeard that Tom Melling was at Wandsworth. Got a great scheme for bringing Tom, Ida, Betty, Vera, Dave and Mike together at Stormont Road on Tuesday. MondayWent to Majestic at Clapham with Bettie. Saw Big Street, pretty poor film. Got back my autograph book. Phoned Mike and Mother. Letters from Sturge and Deborah. JANUARY 1. 94. 31. TuesdayWent to Stormont Road, Clapham, with Dave, Joe and Gary. Met Vera and Gladys again. Tom and Ida did not turn up. Left message asking them to be there on Thursday. Wednesday. Went to Balham with Betty saw Noel Cowards In Which We Serve, a really grand film. Wrote to Deborah. Jock and Mac put something in my autograph book. Was told I was more than 2 in credit, which is good news, but suspicious, as I was about 3 in debt when I came here. I wont quibble however Started on Cathode Follower in TheoryThursdayWent to Stormont and saw Tom and Ida, first time Id seen Tom for a year, and Ida for seven months. We covered our activities during 1. No letters. 1. 5 FridayStarted our Mid Term Break, it consists of three days. In the afternoon during theory, we started on a crossword puzzle and Radio simply never entered into the question SaturdaySpent the afternoon wandering around Charing Cross Road trying to stop myself buying books. I succeeded Saw Betty in the evening. SundayDidnt feel so well, so just lazed around and went to bed early. Was kept awake most of night by terrific gun barrage. Jerry was over as a reprisal for our raiding Berlin last night. MondaySaw a grand film, My Sister Eileen starring Rosalind Russell. Another air raid alert but nothing happened. People were obviously expecting an air raid the Underground was crowded. Yanks dont like air raidsJANUARY 1. TuesdayExpt. In Lab. Squezzing Oscillator. Went to Stormont in evening with Dave. Met Tom who gave me my autograph book back. He managed to get Eddie Bamboroughs autograph. WednesdayAnother air raid midday. Jerry bombed a school killing 3. Radio Mechs killed at Lewisham. Tubes are crowded once again just like the London blitzes of 1. In the evening saw Betty, who looked pretty tired having been up two nights on duty in air raids. I hope Joan is OK. Saw two pretty good films, Date With An Angel and Sin Town. Newspapers were of Russian victories again. ThursdayAgain to the flicks, this time with Sandi. Saw two awful films, top film being Somewhere Ill find you. Theory is becoming increasingly boring its crosswords for me now not Radio FridayFlicks againSaw Betty and went and saw The Major and the Minor. This film was very good. Maxie and Maurice turned up amongst new chaps. Started Boxing Gym this morning. SaturdaySpent day with Dave and Sandi. AFT Went over Houses of Parliament. EVE Comedy Theatre. Saw play called Murder Without Crime. Very good. Finished up dancing at Queensbury Club. Very interesting and enjoyable day. SundayWent home in morning. Couldnt get to Queensbury Club by 4. Dave and Sandi. Went into club with Bolton and Win, his girl friend. Saw broadcast of Geraldo, followed by a film. Finished up at the Gordon Club WVS Victoria. JANUARY 1. 94. 32. MondayMet two girls, Paula and Eileen, during afternoon break at College. In the evening met Betty and went to Odeon at Clapham and saw Diana Barrymore in Nightmare. A good film. More American, 8th Army and Russian victories. TuesdayWalked, via Waterloo Bridge, to British Columbia Club, with Maxie and Sandi. Walked from there to Queensbury Club, too crowded there, so we went into the Tartan Dive of the SUSSEX a Youngers pub just off Leicester Sq. Back by tube from C. G. 2. 7 WednesdayWas caught in bed after Reveille, fatigues in the evening resulted Had a letter from Ken in Egypt, his brother is wounded, must visit his wife whilst Im in London. Main item of news is that Churchill met Roosevelt in Monaco. End of the war in sight Decided to apply for R. A. commission when I return to New Holland. In evening after fatigues, Dave and I visited the George Inn near London Bridge, an historic pub frequented by Charles Dickens. ThursdaySaw Betty and went to the Curzon Mayfair to hear a performance of the Middx Regt. Band. A violin solo of Intermezzo was good, rest was poor. From there to Queensbury Club. Told Betty I couldnt see her again. FridayWent out with Sandi, Dave, Maurice and Maxie, first to the Clarence, then on to the N. F. S. dance in Southwark Bridge Road. The only interesting part of the dance was obtaining a date with a girl named Bobby for next Tuesday. JANUARY 1. 94. 33. SaturdayWith Maurice to central YMCA, from the L. Sq Theatre and saw ARABIAN NIGHTS.