POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 43

• June 19, 2017 17:20:35 Annick Rodriguez

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                                             BURG.

  I was only at this camp ten days but here again things were

  run in quite a different way. We were fed by the Germans

  at a fixed price I think 1.50 pp [insert] mark [/insert] I think The [insert] usual [/insert] menu was

  roll and coffee for breakfast . Dinner was a disjointed meal

  soup in a cup about 12:30- followed at 1 p.m. by a small

  portion of meat & vegetables - Supper perhaps sausage, or

  cheese or perhaps [insert]if we were unlucky[/insert]uncooked fish. But this could be su[insert]p[/insert] plement

  -ed considerably in the canteen. Then, was [insert] could be procured [/insert] very good kuchen

  also brodchens, fruit, and it was even possible to have a

  plate of meat & vegetables in the evening. There were two

  canteens always crowded. Given plenty of cash one could do

  quite well in the feeding line. The people in the canteen

  were polite and obliging.

  But to continue my story. When we arrived we were  halted

  in the yard and told off to rooms- This  was done arbitraly

  without any consideration of rank. The only exception being

  in the case of Irishmen & some particular regiment who were

  to obtain better treatment. O  I was most lucky as I got told

  off to a small room with 4 other English- I may state

  here there were English Colonels in large rooms- when

  we reached our room we found there 5 Russians one

  a grey haired captain. He most certainly has his bad

  points but he also had some good ones.  X  The Russians had

  prepared a meal for us-

  The five Russians occupied one side of the room & we five the

  other. The Room was large & clean & smelt of pine wood.

  The Russian orderly who looked after it was hard working

  2 efficient . I had more cubit room here than in any

  camp I had the misfortune to be in.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 19, 2017 17:17:27 Annick Rodriguez

                                                           20.

                                             BURG.

  I was only at this camp ten days but here again things were

  run in quite a different way. We were fed by the Germans

  at a fixed price I think 1.50 pp [insert] mark [/insert] I think The [insert] usual [/insert] menu was

  roll and coffee for breakfast . Dinner was a disjointed meal

  soup in a cup about 12:30- followed at 1 p.m. by a small

  portion of meat & vegetables - Supper perhaps sausage, or

  cheese or perhaps [insert]if we were unlucky[/insert]uncooked fish. But this could be su[insert]p[/insert] plement

  -ed considerably in the canteen. Then, was [insert] could be procured [/insert] very good kuchen

  also brodchens, fruit, and it was even possible to have a

  plate of meat & vegetables in the evening. There were two

  canteens always crowded. Given plenty of cash one could do

  quite well in the feeding line. The people in the canteen

  were polite and obliging.

  But to continue my story. When we arrived we were  halted

  in the yard and told off to rooms- This  was done arbitraly

  without any consideration of rank. The only exception being

  in the case of Irishmen & some particular regiment who were

  to obtain better treatment. O  I was most lucky as I got told

  off to a small room with 4 other English- I may state

  here there were English Colonels in large rooms- when

  we reached our room we found there 5 Russians one

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 19, 2017 17:15:36 Annick Rodriguez

                                                           20.

                                             BURG.

  I was only at this camp ten days but here again things were

  run in quite a different way. We were fed by the Germans

  at a fixed price I think 1.50 pp [insert] mark [/insert] I think The [insert] usual [/insert] menu was

  roll and coffee for breakfast . Dinner was a disjointed meal

  soup in a cup about 12:30- followed at 1 p.m. by a small

  portion of meat & vegetables - Supper perhaps sausage, or

  cheese or perhaps [insert]if we were unlucky[/insert]uncooked fish. But this could be su[insert]p[/insert] plement

  -ed considerably in the canteen. Then, was [insert] could be procured [/insert] very good kuchen

  also brodchens, fruit, and it was even possible to have a

  plate of meat & vegetables in the evening. There were two

  canteens always crowded. Given plenty of cash one could do

  quite well in the feeding line. The people in the canteen

  were polite and obliging.

  But to continue my story. When we arrived we were  halted

  in the yard and told off to rooms- This  was done arbitraly

  without any consideration of rank. The only exception being

  in the case of Irishmen & some particular regiment who were

  to obtain be

  
  

  
  

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• June 19, 2017 17:14:48 Annick Rodriguez

                                                           20.

                                             BURG.

  I was only at this camp ten days but here again things were

  run in quite a different way. We were fed by the Germans

  at a fixed price I think 1.50 pp [insert] mark [/insert] I think The [insert] usual [/insert] menu was

  roll and coffee for breakfast . Dinner was a disjointed meal

  soup in a cup about 12:30- followed at 1 p.m. by a small

  portion of meat & vegetables - Supper perhaps sausage, or

  cheese or perhaps [insert]if we were unlucky[/insert]uncooked fish. But this could be su[insert]p[/insert] plement

  -ed considerably in the canteen. Then, was [insert] could be procured [/insert] very good kuchen

  also brodchens, fruit, and it was even possible to have a

  plate of meat & vegetables in the evening. There were two

  canteens always crowded. Given plenty of cash one could do

  quite well in the feeding line. The people in the canteen

  were polite and obliging.

  But to continue my story. When we arrived we were  halted

  in the yard and told off to rooms- This  was done arbitraly

  without any consideration of rank. The only exception being

  
  

  
  

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• June 19, 2017 17:12:46 Annick Rodriguez

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                                             BURG.

  I was only at this camp ten days but here again things were

  run in quite a different way. We were fed by the Germans

  at a fixed price I think 1.50 pp [insert] mark [/insert] I think The [insert] usual [/insert] menu was

  roll and coffee for breakfast . Dinner was a disjointed meal

  soup in a cup about 12:30- followed at 1 p.m. by a small

  portion of meat & vegetables - Supper perhaps sausage, or

  cheese or perhaps [insert]if we were unlucky[/insert]uncooked fish. But this could be su[insert]p[/insert] plement

  -ed considerably in the canteen. Then, was [insert] could be procured [/insert] very good kuchen

  also brodchens, fruit, and it was even possible to have a

  plate of meat & vegetables in the evening. There were two

  canteens always crowded. Given plenty of cash one could do

  quite well in the feeding line. The people in the canteen

  were polite and obliging.

  But to continue my story. When we arrived we were 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 19, 2017 17:07:19 Annick Rodriguez

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                                             BURG.

  I was only at this camp ten days but here again things were

  run in quite a different way. We were fed by the Germans

  at a fixed price I think 1.50 pp [insert] mark [/insert] I think The [insert] usual [/insert] menu was

  roll and coffee for breakfast . Dinner was a disjointed meal

  soup in a cup about 12:30- followed at 1 p.m. by a small

  portion of meat & vegetables - Supper perhaps sausage, or

  cheese or perhaps [insert]if we were unlucky[/insert]uncooked fish. But this could be su[insert]p[/insert] plement

  
  

  
  

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