Major McCallum, War Diary, 1 January 1944:

Routine treatment was impossible this morning as most of our tentage collapsed at 0300 hours under a severe snowstorm. The area was a shambles…. Any attempt at drying out was useless. Drains were made and all spare personnel were housed as comfortably as possible in an E.P.I.P.¹ tent. Only the good spirits of this grand crowd of fellows made even our existence worth recording.