Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 165

• December 8, 2016 21:39:01 Sue Bryant

  of bed you can feel the bars across

  one's back & you feel as if you had been

  hit with hot irons. Just had the pleasure 

  of seeing a native prisoner being marched

  to be hung. This is rather an interesting

  spectacle as there is nothing seen like this

  in England. In front of the Prisoner

  marches a warden with a Rifle & Fixed

  Bayonett, one at each side & one at the 

  back, the Prisoner is in the centre in chains

  & in a Brilliant Red jacket. Behind this

  party comes a Bullock wagon on which is

  a large galvanized Box very much after

  the shape of a coffin. In this they bring

  back the Remains after the Execution &

  then they are buried in the Prison yard.

  The part of Mandalay where we are quartered

  is in the Direct route of this procession & it

  is really surprising the number of prisoners

  that are taken out to execution I should

  say that the average is about 2 per

  week.
  

• December 8, 2016 11:17:07 Jake Warren

  of bed you can feel the bars across
  

  ones back & you feel as if you had been
  

  hit with hot irons. Just had the pleasure 
  

  of seeing a native prisoner being marched
  

  to be hung. This is rather an interesting
  

  spectacle as there is nothing seen like this
  

  in England. In front of the Prisoner
  

  marches a warden with a rifle & fixed
  

  Bayonett, one at each side & one at the 

  back, the Prisoner is in the centre in chains
  

  & in s Brilliant Red jacket. Behind this
  

  party comes a Bullock wagon on which is
  

  a large galuomised box very much after
  

  the shape of a coffin. In this they bring
  

  back the Remains after the Execution &
  

  then they are buried in the Prison yard.
  

  the part of Mandalay where we are quartered
  

  is in the quiet route of this procession & it
  

  is really surprising the number of prisoners
  

  that are taken out to execution I should
  

  say that the average is about 2 per
  

  week.
  

  
  

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