Diary extracts for Jun to July 1940
18th Jun 1940:
Dibden Church burnt out. Magazine blown up at Marchwood etc.
I was down all night at the Golfhouse on ARP duty.
22nd Jun 1940:
French having to make Armistice terms of the most shameful kind.
2nd Jul 1940:
National Gallery War Artists preview
Two of mine hung. Eric Ravilious comes out best of the lot . . .
Dickey said the committee were so pleased with the Whitby picture that they were sending me an extra 10 gns!
6th Jul 1940:
[6th July] The WAAC offer 50gns to paint Dunkirk Embarkation, even though Cundall already commissioned to do this subject.
[11th July] To the ministry to see about photos for the Dunkirk Picture. “Hardly any available.”
[17th] Started Evacuation from Dunkirk for MOI.
Finished 14th August
23rd Jul 1940:
Dug up 42lbs of potatoes to make room for greens.