Category: 1945/09
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September 20th 1945
I fall down in the world! I take Trat to Meerut and we have a reasonable party, though she has a cold and engages in a long session in Viennese with Bart, who later steals her away from dinner for a dance – much to my disgust. The next day I arrange to take her […]
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September 11th 1945
I go over to Heemsteede to see Trat but she is out, so I leave a message that I shall be back on Saturday and drive home – 50 minutes jeeping. Next night I take Sue Newall to a party at MRES and then on to a dance at Schreveningen Casino, but she is still […]
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September 9th 1945
I take Louise out again to dinner at the Brevet Club, where I meet Morley-Mower, who is, or was rather, Allan Haig’s sister-in-law. We then go on to Chez Marcelle and dance around in the usual fashion, and so home. Next day I come over on the Dutch Military Air Service as no one has […]
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September 5th 1945
I ask for a 72 (hours leave) in London but W/C Pippet says he cannot allow it, but if I get over on my own steam then it’s OK by him. So I arrange to be flown over and back by Auster. I came over on Monday, over Walchem and Calais to Dover, where we […]
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September 3rd 1945
I have a most enjoyable day’s sailing with an old retired sea captain and he navigates me round the Kaag. I then have a party at Meerut with Hymans the Dutch press officer, and get off with some French actress he has with him. Yesterday I have a game of squash and then take Hans […]
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