October 5th Monday
Drilling all day long. Adjutants parade at 9.00am. Writing letters home all evening.
October 6th Tuesday
Physical exercise in morning and Coy training afterwards. Drill is getting awfully monotonous. Had another swim.
October 7th Wednesday
Cos Parade at 9.00am. Have got to hold our hands up and not move or else on the crime. Am put on night guard at Casaba Ridge Outpost so missed afternoon parade. Had to guard the coast from a narrow ledge in the side of a steep cliff. 2 hours in 12. Plenty of dew and mosquitoes.
October 8th Thursday
After guard we got a whole day off. That is from the time we dismount, sunrise 6.00am. Wrote to all the folks at home and then read books etc.
October 9th Friday
October 10th Saturday
Half day off again. Had a swim in afternoon. Am on St. Pauls Bay guard tonight. Duty patrol on road round the bay. 2 hours in 12. Nothing easier. Kings Regulations read to us.
October 11th Sunday
Off duty all day. Was paid 10/- kit pay, that is for having to complete private kit. As I was pretty flush I went down to Valletta again. Made the most of my time and enjoyed myself. Had a feed. Maltese girls are pretty but they make one wild being so coy like all Southerners.
We have a heat wave, it’s 112° in the shade. Strained my eyes in the sun. Nearly blind. Can’t understand it.
October 14th Wednesday