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Location
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Age
22 Years

11th July 1945

Jackie invited me out to dinner this evening but I was not too sure whether we were sale or not. However, I went at 16:00 hours and stayed until 17:00 hours when I returned to the ship to discover what was to happen. Fortunately, the sailing orders were changed to Friday morning, so I went back and Jackie cooked dinner for me as her mother was out. Willie was there and so was Jack‘s father. Cooking had to be achieved on an open fire with no coal available to keep it going, but only wood and paper.

Dinner consisted of mashed potatoes, beans and cucumber preceded by soup and followed by coffee and toast! I managed two glasses of milk! Afterwards we walked round town, and went to willies house where we studied a book of Rembrandt (a German edition) also her book on architecture.

In all it was a very enjoyable evening and I enjoyed it immensely.

Jackie‘s father told me all about his son, who went to Germany to work in some big electrical factory and how that he was now in Arnhem waiting to get home. He is suspected of having collaborated but will be able to prove his innocence.

When the Germans were in occupation everyone had to be indoors by 6 pm. There were no amusements. Winter evenings were cold, fearless and without electricity. Boredom was a great trouble