Muriel Blake's 1944 Diary
Title
Muriel Blake's 1944 Diary
Description
Muriel Blake's diary with only entries from 6 March to 19th.
Creator
Date
1944-03
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Language
Format
One diary with handwritten annotations
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Publisher
Rights
This content is property of the Leonard Cheshire Archive which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre.
Contributor
Identifier
YBlakeMMD489709v1
Transcription
[Diary front cover]
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489709 ACU2 Blake
198 East Park Rd
Leicester
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[blank page]
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[printed page]
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[printed page]
[inserted] 1944 [/inserted]
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[8 printed pages]
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MARCH, 1944
5 Sun. (2nd Sunday in Lent)
6 Mon. [inserted] Started revision today this is the long awaited week here at last. 16 week at credenhill it seems impossible [/inserted]
7 Tues.
8 Wed.
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MARCH, 1944
9 Thurs. [inserted] Still on revision am waiting for Friday feel as if I cant stand any more revision we all feel the same [/inserted]
10 Fri. [inserted] Packed my chute this afternoon had an observer with hardly any tangle. Made a good job of it Went to pictures at night [/inserted]
11 Sat. [inserted] Had my board this after-morning got on very well. Shall be glad when mon. come and get results went to gym dance at night. Ron not there [/inserted]
Memo [inserted] think he must have fallen out with me [/inserted]
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MARCH, 1944
12 Sun. (3rd Sunday in Lent) [inserted] Peggy and I went for a walk up credenhill. Wash my hair ready for my leave. Will be home a week today [/inserted]
13 Mon. [inserted] Got results today passed with 71 marks and now a ACU1 not longer UT we all did well Vicky & Jean got the LAC We can now breath freely again [/inserted]
14 Tues. [inserted] Went out to celebrate but got split up. Peggy and I had a good tea and went to pictures. [/inserted]
15 Wed. [inserted] Peggy and I went to town then to 5 wing dance for last time Kit all packed waiting for tomorrow for postings [/inserted]
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MARCH, 1944
16 Thurs. [inserted] 6 month today since joined the WAAFS left Hereford today home on leave [deleted] I [/deleted] Sorry at losing all the girls especailly [sic] Peggy [/inserted]
17 Fri. (St. Patrick’s Day) [inserted] Changed to City clothes felt very good went to dance at night with Pat. Had a good time [/inserted]
18 Sat. [inserted] Spent quiet day at home bought some Kayser Bondor WAAF Stockings. Spent night at home by fire with a Shandy [/inserted]
Memo
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MARCH, 1944
19 Sun. (4th Sunday in Lent) [inserted] Today Mothering Sunday. Am spending it at home with mum and dad. Remind me of the day before I joined the WAAFS [/inserted]
20 Mon.
21 Tues. (Spring Equinox)
22 Wed.
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MARCH, 1944
23 Thurs.
24 Fri.
25 Sat. (Lady Day)
Memo
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[printed page]
[page break]
[blank page]
[page break]
[2 blank pages]
[page break]
[back cover]
[page break]
489709 ACU2 Blake
198 East Park Rd
Leicester
[page break]
[blank page]
[page break]
[printed page]
[page break]
[printed page]
[inserted] 1944 [/inserted]
[page break]
[8 printed pages]
[page break]
MARCH, 1944
5 Sun. (2nd Sunday in Lent)
6 Mon. [inserted] Started revision today this is the long awaited week here at last. 16 week at credenhill it seems impossible [/inserted]
7 Tues.
8 Wed.
[page break]
MARCH, 1944
9 Thurs. [inserted] Still on revision am waiting for Friday feel as if I cant stand any more revision we all feel the same [/inserted]
10 Fri. [inserted] Packed my chute this afternoon had an observer with hardly any tangle. Made a good job of it Went to pictures at night [/inserted]
11 Sat. [inserted] Had my board this after-morning got on very well. Shall be glad when mon. come and get results went to gym dance at night. Ron not there [/inserted]
Memo [inserted] think he must have fallen out with me [/inserted]
[page break]
MARCH, 1944
12 Sun. (3rd Sunday in Lent) [inserted] Peggy and I went for a walk up credenhill. Wash my hair ready for my leave. Will be home a week today [/inserted]
13 Mon. [inserted] Got results today passed with 71 marks and now a ACU1 not longer UT we all did well Vicky & Jean got the LAC We can now breath freely again [/inserted]
14 Tues. [inserted] Went out to celebrate but got split up. Peggy and I had a good tea and went to pictures. [/inserted]
15 Wed. [inserted] Peggy and I went to town then to 5 wing dance for last time Kit all packed waiting for tomorrow for postings [/inserted]
[page break]
MARCH, 1944
16 Thurs. [inserted] 6 month today since joined the WAAFS left Hereford today home on leave [deleted] I [/deleted] Sorry at losing all the girls especailly [sic] Peggy [/inserted]
17 Fri. (St. Patrick’s Day) [inserted] Changed to City clothes felt very good went to dance at night with Pat. Had a good time [/inserted]
18 Sat. [inserted] Spent quiet day at home bought some Kayser Bondor WAAF Stockings. Spent night at home by fire with a Shandy [/inserted]
Memo
[page break]
MARCH, 1944
19 Sun. (4th Sunday in Lent) [inserted] Today Mothering Sunday. Am spending it at home with mum and dad. Remind me of the day before I joined the WAAFS [/inserted]
20 Mon.
21 Tues. (Spring Equinox)
22 Wed.
[page break]
MARCH, 1944
23 Thurs.
24 Fri.
25 Sat. (Lady Day)
Memo
[page break]
[printed page]
[page break]
[blank page]
[page break]
[2 blank pages]
[page break]
[back cover]
Collection
Citation
Muriel Blake, “Muriel Blake's 1944 Diary,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 24, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/18310.
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