POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 10

• November 4, 2017 00:47:51 Thomas A. Lingner

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  our march was well over 20 Kilometres, which as I had had

  the sole of my boot ripped off by a bullet on the 20th. I accomplished with

  one foot on the ground. We were joined by a large party

  of French prisoners. All the English in our party I may state

  were wounded. We fell in at the tail of the column with

  the strongest part of the escourt. It was a trying march. 

  Some French women tried to give us fruit, apples etc. But

  most of them were beaten off. by the butts of the escorts' rifles.

  Some of the persistent ones however did succeed in their aims.

  At night we reached our destination a small town at

  rail head. The only real incident, was a german general

  who stopped his car, dismounted and hurled a torrent

  of abuse at our English heads!

  At this town probably MARLE we were treated as officers. I put this in

  because it was an exception, which I came across, but

  few times during my captivity. We were taken to a

  small Inn were we were privileged to order a supper

  and pay for it. And we 3 English and 2 French officers,

  were placed in a small room where there were 3 beds 

  I was dead tired and it was the first time for a week since I had had

  my clothes off, I slept like a log. Next morning

  we had a continental breakfast, for which we paid. 

  and were set en route for the railway station, being

  joined by several French doctors. We were put in a

  III class carriage. I forgot to mention one example of

  German Culture on the march, namely that the escorts

  made our wounded men carry their marching order

  kit. I will say, that generally at the end of the march

  they gave the men tobacco for doing the job.

  Whilst waiting in this station we were visited by several

  German officers. One gave me tobacco, the first smoke

  
  

  
  

• June 16, 2017 22:42:12 Annick Rodriguez

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  our march was well over 20 Kilometres, which as I had had

  the sole of my boot ripped off [insert] ^ by a bullet [/insert] on the 20th.. I accomplished with

  one foot on the ground. We were joined by a large party

  of French prisoners. All the English in our party I may state

  were wounded. We marched  fell in at the bail of the column with

  the strongest part of the escourt. It was a trying march. 

  Some French women tried to give us fruit, apples etc. But

  most [insert] of them [/insert] were beaten off. by the butts of the escourts rifles.

  Some of the persistent one however did succeed in their aims.

  At night we reached our destination a small town at

  rail head. The only real incident, was a german general

  who stopped his car, dismounted and hurled a torrent

  of abuse at our English heads!

  At this town [insert] probably MARLE [/insert] we were treated as officers. I put this in

  because it was an exception, which I came across, but

  few times during my captivity. We were taken to a

  small Inn were we were privaledged to order a supper

  and pay for it. And we 3 English and 2 French officers,

  were placed in a small room where there were 3 beds 

  I was dead tired and it was the first time [insert] for a week see since [/insert] I had had

  my clothes off, but [insert] and [/insert] I slept like a log. Next morning

  we had a continental breakfast, for which we paid. 

  and were set on [insert] en [/insert] route for the railway station, being

  joined by several French doctors. We were put in a

  III class carriage. I forgot to mention one example of

  German Culture , on the march, namely that the escourts

  made our wounded men carry their marching order

  kit. I will say, that generally at the end of the march

  they gave the men tobacco for doing the job.

  Whilst waiting in this station we were visited by several

  German officers- One gave me tobacco, the first smoke

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 16, 2017 22:39:03 Annick Rodriguez

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  our march was well over 20 Kilometres, which as I had had

  the sole of my boot ripped off [insert] ^ by a bullet [/insert] on the 20th.. I accomplished with

  one foot on the ground. We were joined by a large party

  of French prisoners. All the English in our party I may state

  were wounded. We marched  fell in at the bail of the column with

  the strongest part of the escourt. It was a trying march. 

  Some French women tried to give us fruit, apples etc. But

  most [insert] of them [/insert] were beaten off. by the butts of the escourts rifles.

  Some of the persistent one however did succeed in their aims.

  At night we reached our destination a small town at

  rail head. The only real incident, was a german general

  who stopped his car, dismounted and hurled a torrent

  of abuse at our English heads!

  At this town [insert] probably MARLE [/insert] we were treated as officers. I put this in

  because it was an exception, which I came across, but

  few times during my captivity. We were taken to a

  small Inn were we were privaledged to order a supper

  and pay for it. And we 3 English and 2 French officers,

  were placed in a small room where there were 3 beds 

  I was dead tired and it was the first time [insert] for a week see since [/insert] I had had

  my clothes off, but [insert] and [/insert] I slept like a log. Next morning

  we had a continental breakfast, for which we paid. 

  and were set on [insert] en [/insert] route for the railway station, being

  joined by several French doctors. We were put in a

  III class carriage. I forgot to mention one example of

  German Culture

  
  

  
  

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• June 16, 2017 22:33:22 Annick Rodriguez

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  our march was well over 20 Kilometres, which as I had had

  the sole of my boot ripped off [insert] ^ by a bullet [/insert] on the 20th.. I accomplished with

  one foot on the ground. We were joined by a large party

  of French prisoners. All the English in our party I may state

  were wounded. We marched  fell in at the bail of the column with

  the strongest part of the escourt. It was a trying march. 

  Some French women tried to give us fruit, apples etc. But

  most [insert] of them [/insert] were beaten off. by the butts of the escourts rifles.

  Some of the persistent one however did succeed in their aims.

  At night we reached our destination a small town at

  rail head. The only real incident, was a german general

  who stopped his car, dismounted and hurled a torrent

  of abuse at our English heads!

  At this town [insert] probably MARLE [/insert] we were treated as officers. I put this in

  because it was an exception, which I came across, but

  few times during my captivity. We were taken to a

  
  

  
  

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• June 16, 2017 22:30:06 Annick Rodriguez

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  our march was well over 20 Kilometres, which as I had had

  the sole of my boot ripped off [insert] ^ by a bullet [/insert] on the 20th.. I accomplished with

  one foot on the ground. We were joined by a large party

  of French prisoners. All the English in our party I may state

  were wounded. We marched  fell in at the bail of the column with

  the strongest part of the escourt. It was a trying march. 

  Some French women tried to give us fruit, apples etc. But

  most [insert] of them [/insert] were beaten off. by the butts of the escourts rifles.

  Some of the persistent one however did succeed in their aims.

  
  

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