Friday 13th
Roger arrived at 1 o’clock (a.m.). I left for work before he woke—carting—loading for me. … zfr zhk
After tea we heard that a rear gunner had bailed out in the morning, and was believed to be 7 or 8 miles due south of Petworth, his plane having collided; we rang up the police, and then Mommy, Martin, Roger and I combed the woods from the pylon … along to Duncton hill—we could not do it thoroughly. The only other sign of searchers was one Lysander for 5 mins.—no police on the downs … Absolutely exhausted, to bed. zfl zam zwk
Wednesday 18th
Binder again largely. New land girl—17—no chin and hunts and makes up. Work OK. Bathe in the evening—nice; then damn silly row with owners, because we took away a commando hand paddle which we found 5ft from the shore under water. … zhk zol zmb zgk
News—Sicily clear for 25 thousand casualties. Russians advancing— tough—1 mile from Kharkov. zlb zwc zru
Saturday 21st
Here my diary must return to proper length and legibility. The morning was grey, with downs at cloud level and frequent rain; … left work for good with 24/- in pocket. … zdw zwr zhk
Roger and I cycled in to a flick—a quite amusing Joe E. Brown film—anyhow I’m uncritical as I see so few. … zcy zfm
Sunday 22nd
A happy day. Margaret, Roger and I went out for a walk—over beyond Bignor hill—sunny and windy. We picked greengages, and I started on the ‘Fall of Paris’, Ehrenberg. … zwk zfl zfr zbn
Wednesday 25th
… Roger and I went up and dug for pottery. About 1.6 down, I found a marl paving stone—flat and horizontal; much pottery [later identified as Romano-British]. In this hole I found four or five [pieces] of the same rim. … zfr zol
