POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 129

• June 23, 2017 18:18:54 Annick Rodriguez

  63.
  

  used to dig them up & catch them. It was interesting to me
  

  how they placed their nest so that if could not be flooded out.
  

  There were a large number of spiders & wasps – The result
  

  of a wasp in a spiders web was generally in favour of the
  

  spider. Then there were many moles. And in the spring
  

  frogs and toads. So we wasted our hours!
  

  During this autumn most evenings before Oct 20th when
  

  the snow came we played rounders. It was good exercise
  

  when the snow came the Russians built and enormous
  

  mountain  'd' written above 'tain'. as high as the squash court roof for the
  

  purpose of lugering. These luges  could be bought in
  

  the Canteen – for the Canteen was above all a money
  

  making concern.
  

  A description of the boat which we spent the winter of 15–16
  

  making is as follows – which we written above deletion: It was made to call  in the
  

  required way. The rest was constructed out of a deck
  

  chair made of oak wood. The frame work was made
  

  of pieces two foot long these were joined together by a
  

  small piece with screws & bolts – rope, our walking
  

  sticks 3 raquet presses  complete all had their uses
  

  During 1916 we had several narches-  but they always
  

  drew blank .
  

  During this winter I visited the dentist in Clausthal. He
  

  was a rough individual. Later for a time he was relieved by *
  

  The guard as a rule were friendly disposed to the English.
  

  One who stayed a long time we called Capt Kettle. He
  

  was the exact repliqua. He honestly said he had no
  

  wish to go to the front, by constituting himself as the
  

  caretaker of the watch dogs – he stayed a long time
  

  but he went at last.
  

  
  

• June 23, 2017 17:05:30 Liam Benison

  63.
  

  used to dig them up & catch them. It was interesting to me
  

  how they placed their nest so that if could not be flooded out.
  

  There were a large number of spiders & wasps – The result
  

  of a wasp in a spiders web was generally in favour of the
  

  spider. Then there were many moles. And in the spring
  

  frogs and toads. So we wasted our hours!
  

  During this autumn most evenings before Oct 20th when
  

  the snow came we played rounders. It was good exercise
  

  when the snow came the Russians built and enormous
  

  mountain  'd' written above 'tain'. as high as the squash court roof for the
  

  purpose of  laughing These  luges  could be bought in
  

  the Canteen – for the Canteen was above all a money
  

  making concern.
  

  A description of the boat which we spent the winter of 15–16
  

  making is as follows – which we written above deletion: It was made to  lace  in the
  

  required way. The  rest  was constructed out of a deck
  

  chair made of oak wood. The frame work was made
  

  of pieces two foot long these were joined together by a
  

  small piece with screws & bolts – rope, our walking
  

  sticks 3 raquet  presses  complete all had their uses
  

  During 1916 we had several  ...  but they always
  

  drew blank .
  

  During this winter I visited the dentist in Clausthal. He
  

  was a rough individual. Later for a time he was relieved by *
  

  The guard as a rule were friendly disposed to the English.
  

  One who stayed a long time we called Capt Kettle. He
  

  was the exact repliqua. He honestly said he had no
  

  wish to go to the front, by constituting himself as the
  

  caretaker of the watch  days  – he stayed a long time
  

  but he went at last.
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 23, 2017 17:04:22 Liam Benison

  63.
  

  used to dig them up & catch them. It was interesting to me
  

  how they placed their nest so that if could not be flooded out.
  

  There were a large number of spiders & wasps – The result
  

  of a wasp in a spiders web was generally in favour of the
  

  spider. Then there were many moles. And in the spring
  

  frogs and toads. So we wasted our hours!
  

  During this autumn most evenings before Oct 20th when
  

  the snow came we played rounders. It was good exercise
  

  when the snow came the Russians built and enormous
  

  mountain  'd' written above 'tain'. as high as the squash court roof for the
  

  purpose of  laughing These  luges  could be bought in
  

  the Canteen – for the Canteen was above all a money
  

  making concern.
  

  A description of the boat which we spent the winter of 15–16
  

  making is as follows – which we written above deletion: It was made to  lace  in the
  

  required way. The  rest  was constructed out of a deck
  

  chair made of oak wood. The frame work was made
  

  of pieces two foot long these were joined together by a
  

  small piece with screws & bolts – rope, our walking
  

  sticks 3 raquet  presses  complete all had their uses
  

  During 1916 we had several  ...  but they always
  

  drew blank .
  

  During this winter I visited the dentist in Clausthal. He
  

  was a rough individual. Later for a time he was relieved by *
  

  The guard as a rule were friendly disposed to the English.
  

  One who stayed a long time we called Capt Kettle. He
  

  was the exact repliqua. He honestly said he had no
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 23, 2017 17:02:15 Liam Benison

  63.
  

  used to dig them up & catch them. It was interesting to me
  

  how they placed their nest so that if could not be flooded out.
  

  There were a large number of spiders & wasps – The result
  

  of a wasp in a spiders web was generally in favour of the
  

  spider. Then there were many moles. And in the spring
  

  frogs and toads. So we wasted our hours!
  

  During this autumn most evenings before Oct 20th when
  

  the snow came we played rounders. It was good exercise
  

  when the snow came the Russians built and enormous
  

  mountain  'd' written above 'tain'. as high as the squash court roof for the
  

  purpose of  laughing These  luges  could be bought in
  

  the Canteen – for the Canteen was above all a money
  

  making concern.
  

  A description of the boat which we spent the winter of 15–16
  

  making is as follows – which we written above deletion: It was made to  lace  in the
  

  required way. The  rest  was constructed out of a deck
  

  chair made of oak wood. The frame work was made
  

  of pieces two foot long these were joined together by a
  

  small piece with screws & bolts – rope, our walking
  

  sticks 3 raquet  presses  complete all had their uses
  

  During 1916 we had several  ...  but they always
  

  drew blank .
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 23, 2017 16:58:54 Liam Benison

  63.
  

  used to dig them up & catch them. It was interesting to me
  

  how they placed their nest so that if could not be flooded out.
  

  There were a large number of spiders & wasps – The result
  

  of a wasp in a spiders web was generally in favour of the
  

  spider. Then there were many moles. And in the spring
  

  frogs and toads. So we wasted our hours!
  

  During this autumn most evenings before Oct 20th when
  

  the snow came we played rounders. It was good exercise
  

  when the snow came the Russians built and enormous
  

  mountain  'd' written above 'tain'. as high as the squash court roof for the
  

  purpose of  laughing These  luges  could be bought in
  

  the Canteen – for the Canteen was above all a money
  

  making concern.
  

  A description of the boat which we spent the winter of 15–16
  

  making is as follows – which we written above deletion: It was made to  lace  in the
  

  required way. The
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 23, 2017 16:56:36 Liam Benison

  63.
  

  used to dig them up & catch them. It was interesting to me
  

  how they placed their nest so that if could not be flooded out.
  

  There were a large number of spiders & wasps – The result
  

  of a wasp in a spiders web was generally in favour of the
  

  spider. Then there were many moles. And in the spring
  

  frogs and toads. So we wasted our hours!
  

  During this autumn most evenings before Oct 20th when
  

  the snow came we played rounders. It was good exercise
  

  when the snow came the Russians built and enormous
  

  mountain  'd' written above 'tain'. as high as the squash court roof for the
  

  purpose of  laughing These  luges  could be bought in
  

  the Canteen – for the Canteen was above all a money
  

  making concern.
  

  A description of the boat which we spent the winter of 15–16
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 23, 2017 16:56:11 Liam Benison

  63.
  

  used to dig them up & catch them. It was interesting to me
  

  how they placed their nest so that if could not be flooded out.
  

  There were a large number of spiders & wasps – The result
  

  of a wasp in a spiders web was generally in favour of the
  

  spider. Then there were many moles. And in the spring
  

  frogs and toads. So we wasted our hours!
  

  During this autumn most evenings before Oct 20th when
  

  the snow came we played rounders. It was good exercise
  

  when the snow came the Russians built and enormous
  

  mountain  'd' written above 'tain'. as high as the squash court roof for the
  

  purpose of  laughing These  luges  could be bought in
  

  the Canteen – for the Canteen was above all a money
  

  making concern.
  

  
  

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• June 23, 2017 16:52:25 Liam Benison

  63.
  

  used to dig them up & catch them. It was interesting to me
  

  how they placed their nest so that if could not be flooded out.
  

  There were a large number of spiders & wasps – The result
  

  of a wasp in a spiders web was generally in favour of the
  

  spider. Then there were many moles. And in the spring
  

  frogs and toads. So we wasted our hours!
  

  During
  

  
  

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• June 23, 2017 16:49:58 Liam Benison

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