War Diary - 85 Heavy Battery RCA CASF

​1 November 1939 – York Island
Weather:  dull.

2 November ​1939 – York Island
Letter re personal equipment (see App. "E"). 
​Letter re accommodation (see App. "E"). 
Weather:  cloudy with showers.                                                                                                                            

3 November ​1939 – York Island
Lieut. R. Jackson, RCNR and one rating relieved by Lieut. S. Jackson, RCNR and two ratings. 
Weather:  rainy. 

4 November ​1939 – York Island
Letter re guns (see App. "E").                                                                          

5 November ​1939 – York Island
​Weather:  dull.

6 November ​1939 – York Island
​Weather:  fair.

7 November ​1939 – York Island
​Letter re reliefs (see App. "E"). 
​Letter re gunnery instructor (see App. "E"). 
Weather cloudy.

8 November ​1939 – York Island
​Weather:  cloudy.                                                                        

9 November ​1939 – York Island
Weather:  cloudy.

10 November ​1939 – York Island
6 OR's reported for duty.  Weather:  fair.

11 November ​1939 – York Island
Remembrance Day ceremony. 
Letter re wharf (see App. "E"). 
​Weather:  fair.

​12 November ​1939 – York Island
​Weather:  rainy.                                                                                                                                                    

13 November ​1939 – York Island
Weather:  rainy.                                                                              

14 November ​1939 – York Island
Lt. R. Jackson RCNR returned to assume duties of CXO. 
Weather:  dull.

15 November ​1939 – York Island
Lt. S. Jackson RCNR ceased to be attached. 
Weather:  cloudy. 

16 November ​1939 – York Island
Letter re RCCS wireless station (see App. 2).

17 November ​1939 – York Island
Weather:  dull.

18 November ​1939 – York Island
Weather:  dull.

19 November ​1939 – York Island
Weather:  rainy.

20 November ​1939 – York Island
​Weather:  rainy.

21 November ​1939 – York Island
​Letter re post war signal station (see App. "E"). 
Weather:  cloudy. 

22 November ​1939 – York Island
Weather:  cloudy

23 November ​1939 – York Island
Letter re Remembrance Day ceremony.  Weather:  rainy.  

24 November ​1939 – York Island
​Weather:  cloudy.

25 November   1939 – York Island
Letter re transportation (see App. "E"). 
Master Gunner and R.Q.M.S. arrived. 
Weather:  rainy.

26 November   1939 – York Island
​Weather:  cloudy.

27 November ​1939 – York Island
​Letter re accommodation (see App."E"). 
Weather:  fair. 

28 November ​1939 – York Island
​Weather:  fair.

29 November ​1939 – York Island
Letter re cams. 
2 OR's proceeded on leave.  8 OR's reported for duty. 
​Weather:  dull.  

30 November ​1939 – York Island
​Weather:  rainy.​