| Description | Typed transcript of pages 1-65 of Belgrave's diary, covering the period between 1 January and 23 July 1942. Topics covered include visits to the cinema (4, 7, 20, 23, 28 January, 4, 16, 21, 24 February, 6, 11, 26 March, 1, 11, 15, 25 April, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 May, 4, 15, 20, 30 June, 7, 8, 11, 14 July), home movies screened by Thompson-Taggett (7, 16 January) and Leslie Smith (1 March), Shaikh Hamed's stroke (18 February) and death (20 February), visit from a Russian RAF officer (1 April), special meglis for Sheikh Sulman (7 April), visit from Archdeacon Stewart (11-13, 18-20 April), air raid alarm at Awali (21 June) and a visit from Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (16 July). |