Last evening the rain poured down during the
whole period of our tour of duty. I am
afraid that by mutual consent of all three of us we deserted the Jewish Road
check in favour of the P.W.D. fire. Not
satisfied with this we had foreseen what was going to happen and took with us a
tea-pot full of tea to be heated on the fire, some bread to be toasted and a
tin of fish. Thus our evening was spent
in comfort.
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| The Montefioré Quarter is towards the bottom centre on this map - around No. 20 ... the German Colony where Ron was billeted is a little to the North of this. source: University of California archive |
This evening we have made similar
arrangements but will not all forsake the Jewish Road Check as the Arabs have
been very active today. It is said they
captured half of the Montefioré Quarter inflicting heavy casualties on the Jews.
I awoke this morning at twenty minutes to
eight and deciding to lay on for five minutes I turned over and next woke at
twenty minutes to nine. This meant that
all of us in the room had missed our breakfast so we all decided to grasp the
rare opportunity of a lay on in bed.
Needless to say we arose in ample time for our lunch.
It has been a beautiful day today after the
recent rains. As I write the sun is
pouring through the window onto my book drying the ink as fast as I write.
There are rumours flying that Sunday is to
be the Arabs “D” Day. What truth there
is in this I know not but if they do intend to start an all out offensive,
their minor battle of yesterday will set an example of what they can do.
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