Prisoner of War Account, item 22

• January 23, 2018 17:11:45 Georgia Anderton

  DIARY. OF. EXPERIENCE. OF. LIFE. WHILE. A. PRISONER. OF. WAR

  21/3/18.    CAPTURED.IN.SUNKEN.ROAD.AT.ECOURST.NEAR.

                     BULLECOURT.VERY.FEW.OF.OUR.COY.LEFT.ABOUT.30.

                     TREATED.KINDLY.BY.THE.GERMANS.SLEPT.IN.STABLE

  22/3/18     MARCHED.TO.A.CAGE.SLEPT.OUT.OF.DOORS.VERY.COLD.

  23/3/18     MARCHED.20.KILOS.TO.LARGE.RAILHEAD.SLEPT.IN.A.LARGE

                     WAREHOUSE.AT.MARCHIENNES

  24/3/18     STOPPED.IN.WAREHOUSE.

  25/3/18     ENTRAINED.FOR.GERMANY.2000.OF.US.ON.ONE.TRAIN.

                     FOR.2.CAMPS.STARTED.4PM.

  26/3/18     HAD.BREAKFAST.AT.BRUSSELS.STATION.CONTINUED

                     TRAIN.JOURNEY.HAD.BREAD.RATION.230PM.

  27/3/18     ARRIVED.AT.MUNSTER.INTEREMENT.CAMP.7PM

                     DREW.BLANKETS AND SUPPER.BREAKFAST ON TRAIN

  28/3/18     MEDICAL.INSPECTION.INNOCULATION.

  29/3/18     SLOPPED.IN.CAMP.

  30/3/18     INNOCULATED.

  31/3/18     VACCINATED.BATHS.CLOTHES.FUMACATED

  1/4/18       STOPPED.IN.CAMP

  2/4/18       INNOCULATED.

  3/4/18       STOPPED.IN.CAMP.

  4/4/18       INNOCULATED.

  5/4/18       STOPPED.IN.CAMP.

  6/4/18        ALLOWED.TO.WALK AROUND.OTHER.PART OF CAMP 160 WENT

                     AWAY.TO.WORK.

  7/4/18       ATTENDED.CHURCH.SERVICE.IN.CAMP VOLUNTARY

  8/4/18       PARADES.IN.CAMP.FOR.EXERCISE.TO.KEEP.FIT.&.WELL

  9/4/18       PARADES.

  10/4/18     PARADES.ATTENDED.DIVINE.SERVICE.730PM

  11/4/18     PARADES.

  12/4/18     WORKING.IN.CAMP.GROUNDS.DIGGING

  13/4/18     PARADES

  14/4/18     PARADES.ATTENDED.DIVINE.SERVICE

  15/4/18     WORKING.IN.CAMP.GROUNDS.DIGGING

  16/4/18     PARADES             

  17/4/18     WARNED.FOR.LIMBURG.

  18/4/18     ENTRAINED.FOR.LIMBURG SLOPPED.AT.WANNE.FOR.TEA 7PM

  19/4/18     TRAVELLING.BREAKFAST.AT.COLN HBF.

  20/4/18     ARRIVED.AT.LIMBURG.330PM

  21/4/18     WORKING.POTATO SORTING

  22/4/18     WORKING.IN.CAMP.REGISTERED.PRISONER.NO.108533

  23/4/18     WORK.POTATO SORTING

  24/4/18     WORK.SWEEPING.UP.IN.CAMP.

  25/4/18     WORK.POTATO.SORTING.COAL.HEAVING

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