POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 127

• June 23, 2017 18:13:11 Annick Rodriguez

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  managed to get a 2nd.. prize, which was I think creditable

  as I and others were digging a tunnel at the time &

  as a rule played our round when dead tired.

  In 1916 we were allowed a patch on which to cultivate

  gardens. I was recently much amused at varrious officers

  ignorance on the subject. I and another officer had a

  flower & vegetable garden- also part share in another

  patch which was ultimately handed to me. We grew

  peas  written above "peas".."amongst other things"  which were a great success & kept our mess going

  for a month - but oh the trouble of shelling them which

  fell on me!- not that I was not helped but I was

  always one of the fatigue party. The ground was awful,

  more stones than earth. The weather was so cold that

  lettuce would not grow. I did not get any till end of

  July & then it was of course from slow gro[insert] w [/insert] th. The

  other vegitables beans, scarlet runners & ending were a total

  failure. The flower garden was [insert] rather more of [/insert] a success we grew violas,

  pinks, forget me nots, nursturtians, & as a centre piece two

  hollyhocks & a sunflower. There had just come to maturity

  when the tunnel was blown & everything was ruthlessly

  dug up by the Germans & the garden fenced off. Any one to

  be shot venturing on this patch. However in 1916 I spent

  many agreeable hours in my garden. There were many enemys

  to contend with , a little bettle attacked the raddishes but I 

  defeated him. Then the Belgian walked over my scarlet runners

  breaking most of the plants. The Russians cut the strong

  supporting my peas & brought a good few down. But it

  all filed in the time.

  The Autumn  .above word "Autumn" the word "During" is written of 1915. One had a chance of stud[insert] y [/insert] ing natural 

  history. The place was overgrow with field mice. One

  
  

  
  

• June 23, 2017 16:55:14 Annick Rodriguez

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  managed to get a 2nd.. prize, which was I think creditable

  as I and others were digging a tunnel at the time &

  as a rule played our round when dead tired.

  In 1916 we were allowed a patch on which to cultivate

  gardens. I was recently much amused at varrious officers

  ignorance on the subject. I and another officer had a

  flower & vegetable garden- also part share in another

  patch which was ultimately handed to me. We grew

  peas  written above "peas".."amongst other things"  which were a great success & kept our mess going

  for a month - but oh the trouble of shelling them which

  fell on me!- not that I was not helped but I was

  always one of the fatigue party. The ground was awful,

  more stones than earth. The weather was so cold that

  lettuce would not grow. I did not get any till end of

  
  

  
  

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• June 23, 2017 16:54:19 Annick Rodriguez

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  managed to get a 2nd.. prize, which was I think creditable

  as I and others were digging a tunnel at the time &

  as a rule played our round when dead tired.

  In 1916 we were allowed a patch on which to cultivate

  gardens. I was recently much amused at varrious officers

  ignorance on the subject. I and another officer had a

  flower & vegetable garden- also part share in another

  patch which was ultimately handed to me. We grew

  peas  written above "peas".."amongst other things"  which were a great success & kept our mess going

  for a month - but oh the trouble of shelling them which

  fell on me!- not that I was not helped but I was

  always one of the fatigue party.

  
  

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• June 23, 2017 16:50:14 Annick Rodriguez

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  managed to get a 2nd.. prize, which was I think creditable

  as I and others were digging a tunnel at the time &

  as a rule played our round when dead tired.

  In 1916 we were allowed a patch on which to cultivate

  gardens. I was recently much amused at varrious officers

  ignorance on the subject. I and another officer had a

  flower & vegetable garden- also part share in another

  patch which was ultimately handed to me. We grew

  peas  bove the word"peas".. 

  
  

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