Eighty years ago today Friday 15 August 1941

 Came back from Mess to empty room, rather cheerless; so different to going home in the evening.

PT and drill. Went to dentist and had one filling and a piece extracted. Received balance of pay, clothing allowance and TA (Transport or travel allowance) today. – INR524 (£40). What a sum! And it will cost me most of it to get to Mhow [Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, commonly known as Mhow, is a cantonment in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located 23 kilometres south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town was renamed as Dr. Ambedkar Nagar in 2003] the unit to which I am posted. I cannot accustom myself to receiving and spending such large sums.

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