POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 34

• June 17, 2017 21:07:22 Annick Rodriguez

                                                                                                    10.                     

                                             Halle

  for the English. Here I was senior British officer. It was
  

  not long before a row took place. The Russian in the bed

  X next mine was rather an ag[insert] g [/insert] ressive fellow. X He This Russian used to move

  when he slept . Most of the night however he chewed sweets

  and spat on the floor. As my bed was at the outside

  3" from his I did not appreciate this. My scot[insert] c [/insert] h neighbour

  kept a stick, for which he appeared to have two main uses.

  one to prod the Russian when he made the night melod-

  -ious and the other to keep the window near his bed

  open. It was over the air question that trouble arose.

  We were herded in a long room & we demanded  a certain

  amount of ventilation. We wanted one window, in perhaps

  twenty open. The Russians opposed this , & were backed up

  by their Doctor who said they would all get chills.

  We opened it, they shut it. As we were by the window

  we carried the situation prof. tem. They then appealed

  to the Germans. The Germans had me up & stated that

  we had to agree. If there was any more trouble about

  it, we English would all be transferred to the barn.

  This was a Draughty building with a stone floor where

  at present the sailors were located. Temporally arily the Russians

  scored a victory, practically the window was again opened

  when the Germans had left!

  We had little to do to fill in the day. The retired army officer

  had some cards & we used to occasionally play bridge.

  We walked for a certain amount of time. This walking

  round a cage 200 by 10 yards requires some moral force

  for it is a most monotonous proceeding . Most of us

  however did it for a certain number of hours but it was

  a penance, not a pleasure.

  We were allowed to write a Post Card or letter home, but it was

  very problematical if they were ever sent.

  
  

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• June 17, 2017 18:57:01 Annick Rodriguez

                                                                                                    10.                     

                                             Halle

  for the English. Here I was senior British officer. It was
  

  not long before a row took place. The Russian in the bed

  X next mine was rather an ag[insert] g [/insert] ressive fellow. X He This Russian used to move

  when he slept . Most of the night however he chewed sweets

  and spat on the floor. As my bed was at the outside

  3" from his I did not appreciate this. My scot[insert] c [/insert] h neighbour

  kept a stick, for which he appeared to have two main uses.

  one to prod the Russian when he made the night melod-

  -ious and the other to keep the window near his bed

  open. It was over the air question that trouble arose.

  We were herded in a long room &

  
  

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• June 17, 2017 18:55:48 Annick Rodriguez

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                                             Halle

  for the English. Here I was senior British officer. It was
  

  not long before a row took place. The Russian in the bed

  X next mine was rather an ag[insert] g [/insert] ressive fellow. X He This Russian used to move

  when he slept . Most of the night however he chewed sweets

  and spat on the floor. As my bed was at the outside

  3" from his I did not appreciate this. My scot[insert] c [/insert] h neighbour

  kept a stick, for which he appeared to have two main uses.

  
  

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