On parade as usual – 3 bods missing out of 4! I told them after that they either smartened up after leave or I’d get a new crew, which they didn’t like very much.

Ran around and got ready all morning and got a taxi to Ely about two. Got me in in five minutes flat! Caught 2:15 to London with plenty to spare. Got in town about five p.m., and got a room at the Dominion Officers’ Club.

Ate at Marble Arch Café and went to the Regal across the street afterwards. Saw “Up In Arms” with Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore – very good!

The alert and all clear have gone at least six times since I arrived in town and the place seems deserted after all the people who used to be here.