| Description | Jack was the youngest of eight children born to Helen Susanna Bond and William Thomas Bason. This is the only remaining diary of Jack Bason's. It is evident from this diary that he shared his father's passion for politics.
In the first entry Jack Bason states that each evening he will write an account of that day and it will be as true as possible. He then goes on to mention a trip to the dentist, his father, and his brother, Bill (1 Jan 1945).
After hearing the news regarding the fall of Warsaw to the Russians, Jack Bason rejoices (17 Jan 1945). He talks of the people who have suffered and the misery the city has seen.
Jack Bason occasionally mentions his health, he claims here that "my bronchitis is a very long time clearing and it hurts me a great deal" (31 March 1945).
Accounts of the General Meeting of the Labour Party in the Victoria Hall (10 April 1945). Jack Bason has a keen interest in the proceedings of the meeting.
A long entry consisting of Jack Bason's disgust after discovering the truth about the Nazi concentration camps (18 April 1945).
Following Jack Bason's death on July 14th 1945, here his mother Helen includes a short entry in memory of her son (31 Dec 1945). |