September 1945

Only one entry... September 16th, 1945 Still waiting on the boat. The other day we got all our kit ready to go aboard and something wrong was discovered on the boat so that means another week. In the meantime my name has gone in for repat. and if the authority comes through before the boat …

August 1945

August 15th, 1945 Well, war has ended at last the fighting will no doubt go on for a while yet. There is nothing much going on in the way of celebrations, a few flags are hoisted but there have been no parades. August 2nd, 1945 Yesterday my kit arrived from Egypt after being in storage …

July 1945

July 5th, 1945 Yesterday I received eight "Auckland Weeklies'. Some of them were posted on Oct 3rd so it can be seen that 9 months must be nearly a "record!!" July 8th,1945 Received a parcel from the Patriotic today. Still waiting to move off on posting to Australia ... it's a bit of a job …

June 1945

June 1st, 1945 I have done several trips down to the forward areas and even though we have got Rangoon it doesn't mean to say that the Burma campaign is over. I usually fly every 2nd or 3rd day and then I fly all day from 8am until 5pm to dark. June 3rd, 1945 I …

May 1945

May 23rd, 1945 Well this finds me on a Squadron and it's something for I've waited 10 months in India. Left Calcutta about 3 days ago and after overnight on the train we boarded a ferry paddle steamer which took us down a river for 6 hrs. We then got aboard a train again and …

April 1945

Stanley Hall is now stationed at Gujrat. There are no entries in the diary for April 1st and 2nd, 1945. Stanley Hall does not write that much about his flying. April 3rd, 1945 Went to an Indian dance performance last night and found it strange but entertaining. Have been practising supply dropping lately and find …

March 1945

March 7th, 1945 Arrived at Chaklala three days ago, they sent a couple of kites over for us so it was more comfortable than a train journey. I am in a tent with 3 others and conditions are fairly good. Group Capt. Caldwell visited us today so we had quite a natter about our welfare. …

February 1945

Stanley Hall was stationed at Risalpur, India, from 5 December 1944 to 3 March 1945. In the last entry of January 1945 Stanley Hall wrote... It is indeed difficult to find enough to amuse myself in a place like this. Perhaps at present I'm in a fit of blues. I've had no mail for a …

January 1945

No entries for the New Year. I don't think Stanley Hall got the news about Operation Bodenplatte. But he wrote this... January 3rd, 1945 Received Xmas parcel from Thelma and photo of Robin. Pyjamas and socks. January 19th, 1945 At present I am laid up with a sprained ankle from a game of Rugby last …

December 1944

On November 30th, 1944, Stanley Hall wrote in his diary that he is leaving Poona for Risalpur. He will be arriving in Risalpur on December 6th, after quite an eventful journey.   November 30th, 1944 Have been in Poona again for a few days waiting for a train to go way up north west. I'm …