Coinciding with the start of the new month, our Sergeant's Mess celebrated the official opening of their canteen, lavishly styled "Pub de la Sarge". The occasion was also marked by a farewell dinner to a number of squadron stalwarts among the gunners, who were returning to the Union on the morrow. The Officer Commanding, the Adjutant and Flight Commanders attended and to the Sergeants went the honours of inveigling Lt. Col. Irvine, the O.C., into his first "public speech" since joining the squadron.
As appears to be the case in most Units of the U.D.F., our sergeants have been well in the forefront in “organising” their mess along the right lines and comfortable sofas, cunningly devised with the aid of sandbags and stray motorcar seats, are among the amenities of the canteen.
No flying today. Oprep. No. 212
Lieut. SIMON discharged from Sick Bay today. The Squadron is sending a small party forward to EL ASSA tomorrow morning to maintain aircraft in an expected blitz that that is to take place in the next few days.
The weather was fairly good and there was an early standby but no raids were carried out during the day.
The funeral of Capt. T.A.B. v.d. Riet took place at the British Cemetery, TERMOLI.