Worked in the orderly room in the morning. Left for a drive to

Czechoslovakia to deliver a fleet of trucks that Canada had sold to the Czechs.

The exercise was called "Can – Harvest" to help the country bring in their

harvest crops.

We are at Dellen all day doing maintenance on the trucks. Each truck is loaded with

Jerry cans full of petrol. One unit is filled with spare parts. A field kitchen traveled with us

to supply our meals.

We are on the road from Dellen to Arnhem, Mook, Goch, Gildern, Krefeld, Necess

and on to Cologne, Germany. It rained in the evening. We slept in our trucks. We camped

for the night outside the city of Cologne. Our evening meal was prepared by the Canadian

field kitchen. When this was happening we had visitors from out of town. Several ladies

came to check things out. Not much sleep tonight.

We are up early for a prepared breakfast. Then we travel to Frankfurt on a very foggy

day and rough roads.

From Frankfurt we take a road that leads to Nuremberg. Rather hilly country and

gravel roads. We travel along the Ruhr Valley. Oxen are being used by the population, in the

fields and on the road.

From Nuremberg we travel to Pilson in Czechoslovakia. Stayed at Pilson for the

night.

We are on our way back in reverse order on rough roads.

Our first stop Nuremberg, then on to Frankfurt on a very nice clear day. We traveled

112 miles today.

From Frankfurt to Cologne on a very nice clear day. Traveled 120 miles today.

From Cologne Germany we travel to Nijmegan, Holland. We had dinner at the

Nijmegan transit camp. On the way to Amerstfoort we were involved in an accident – a head

on collision with a British transport hauling a load of cannon shells. His truck was a right

hand drive, and in trying to pass an ox cart on a narrow road he moved over right into our

lane, resulting in the collision. The British truck driver was killed. Our driver and co-driver

were not hurt much. Those of us in the back of the truck were thrown forward to the front

and into one another. Abigal had his neck broken and died shortly after. Two others were

hurt badly. I sat on the very back of the truck so was cushioned by the men in front of me.

My right shoulder was injured. We were transported by ambulance to hospital. Two native

nurses who came upon the accident shortly after it happened took care of the injured until

help arrived. We were given very strong tea from somewhere. We were all in shock.

Was discharged from the field hospital and taken to our units. My arm was in a sling

and very sore. Received mail from Alice, Nick, and Pearce.