POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 153

• June 26, 2017 21:16:59 Annick Rodriguez

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  A German N.C.O. who watched the proceedings whilst yet

  another N.C.O. collected the money.

  If the owner had come for his parcel. The parcel must have

  been produced. The idea was that while No. I drew his

  own parcel he should sign for the parcel behind the

  radiator & pay for it. To do this both N.C.O's eyes must

  be taken from the book. Here is where No. II came in

  In the squash which was arranged he upset the saucer

  containing the money. No. I had no difficulty now

  in signing for 2 parcels. He then drew his own &

  paid double a fact which the 2nd.. N.C.O did not notice.

  Thus the Germans books and his money were all

  correct, & one parcel was behind the radiator. It

  was sometime before it could be recovered- & then

  sad to relate did not contain - what was expected

  But the main idea is that many things can be done

  when one is pushed.

  In this camp we in 1916 had a selection of gramaphones &

  a fair number of records- also a band run by the Russians.

  Thus pandemonium during a great part of the day. The

  band practice room was in one of the wooden huts.

  The people who lived there must have had a happy time

  It was quite sufficiently bad if you lived elsewhere.

  
  

  
  

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