POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 9

• November 4, 2017 00:37:13 Thomas A. Lingner

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  the feet and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low. After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in what had been the French Barracks. Inside all was
  

  chaos. We were placed in one room with our men.

  and given soup and meat in a bowl, the same as the

  German privates, for which no charge was made. The hospital

  itself was obviously greatly understaffed. We came across British soldiers,

  who has been lying there for a week or so without any

  attention. There was one young German Doctor who spoke English

  and was more or less  of a "s'ahib". In the end he had us put

  into a room by ourselves. Here we spent the night of the 21st..

  22nd.. The furniture of the room consisted of a few forms and

  Lines leading from the adjacent page to a mark(X) before the word "most" indicate the insertion of the text "similar in fact to that in the first room in which we had been located" 

  tables. Most of the panes of glass were out of the windows

  and it was bitterly cold. I spent the night lying on a

  heap of blood stained bandages on the bare boards. We, none

  of us had great coats. I slept literally in the arms of a

  brother officer, the third of our party snored away in another

  quarter. Not much sleep was my lot, as the place was full

  of rats. This day we were allowed a wash, in a wash house.

  No soap or towels were however obtainable. The following day

  our wounds were inspected by the head man. He was very

  hard at work . We were informed that we should be much

  better off when we arrived in Germany. Several times during

  A line leading from the adjacent page to a mark(+) before the word "come" indicates the insertion of the text "(German N.C.Os)"  

  our stay here did feld webels, + come up and revile us. Frequently

  were we told that we should be shot as soon as we were

  in Germany. During our stay a French aeroplane came over

  which was heavily fired at by the troops. One German officer of, 

  I presume, the intelligence Dept; came and interviewed us

  but he left none the wiser. I have forgotten quite how long

  we stayed here. The sanitary conditions were truly awful.

  In a few days, however we were again on the march.

  
  

• June 19, 2017 14:16:32 L G

                          [insert] and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low [/insert]                             2.

  the feet. [line pointing to insert] After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in [insert] ^ what had been [/insert] the French Barracks. Inside it  all was a case of 

  chaos cahos- We were all placed into the same [insert] in one [/insert] room as the with our men.

  we were  and given soup and meat in a bowl, the same as the

  German privates, for which no charge was made. The hospital

  itself was [insert] obviously [/insert] greatly understaffed. We came across British soldiers,

  who has been lying there for a week or so without any

  attention. There was one young German Doctor who spoke English

  and was more or less  of a "sahib". In the end he had us put

  into a room by ourselves. Here we spent the night of the 21st..

  22nd.. The furniture of the room consisted of a few forms and

  Lines leading from the adjacent page to a mark(X) before the word "most" indicate the insertion of the text "similar in fact to that in the first room in which we had been located" 

  tables. X Most of the panes of glass were out of the windows

  and it was bitterly cold. I spent the night lying on a

  heap of blood stained bandages on the bare boards. We ,none

  of us had great coats. I slept literally in the arms of a

  brother officer, the third of our party snored away in another

  quarter. Not much sleep was my lot, as the place was full

  of rats. This day we were allowed a wash, in a wash house.

  No soap or towels were however obtainable. The following day

  our wounds were inspected by the head man. He was very

  hard at work . We were informed that we should be much

  better off when we arrived in Germany. Several times during

  A line leading from the adjacent page to a mark(+) before the word "come" indicates the insertion of the text "(German N.C.Os)"  

  our stay here did feld webels, + come up and revile us. Frequently

  were we told that we should be shot as soon as we were

  in Germany. During our stay a French aeroplane came over

  which was heavily fired at by the troops. One German officer of, 

  I presume, the intelligence Dept; came and interviewed us

  but he left none the wiser. I have forgotten quite how log

  we stayed here. The sanitary conditions were truly awful.

  In a few days, [insert] however [/insert] we were again on the march.

  
  

  
  

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• June 17, 2017 17:09:10 L G

                          [insert] and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low [/insert]                             2.

  the feet. [line pointing to insert] After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in [insert] ^ what had been [/insert] the French Barracks. Inside it  all was a case of 

  chaos cahos- We were all placed into the same [insert] in one [/insert] room as the with our men.

  we were  and given soup and meat in a bowl, the same as the

  German privates, for which no charge was made. The hospital

  itself was [insert] obviously [/insert] greatly understaffed. We came across British soldiers,

  who has been lying there for a week or so without any

  attention. There was one young German Doctor who spoke English

  and was more or less  of a "sahib". In the end he had us put

  into a room by ourselves. Here we spent the night of the 21st..

  22nd.. The furniture of the room consisted of a few forms and

  Lines leading from the adjacent page to a mark(X) before the word most indicate the insertion of the text "similar in fact to that in the first room in which we had been located" 

  tables. X Most of the panes of glass were out of the windows

  and it was bitterly cold. I spent the night lying on a

  heap of blood stained bandages on the bare boards. We ,none

  of us had great coats. I slept literally in the arms of a

  brother officer, the third of our party snored away in another

  quarter. Not much sleep was my lot, as the place was full

  of rats. This day we were allowed a wash, in a wash house.

  No soap or towels were however obtainable. The following day

  our wounds were inspected by the head man. He was very

  hard at work . We were informed that we should be much

  better off when we arrived in Germany. Several times during

  A line leading from the adjacent page to a mark(+) before the word come indicates the insertion of the text (German N.C.Os)  

  our stay here did feld webels, + come up and revile us. Frequently

  were we told that we should be shot as soon as we were

  in Germany. During our stay a French aeroplane came over

  which was heavily fired at by the troops. One German officer of, 

  I presume, the intelligence Dept; came and interviewed us

  but he left none the wiser. I have forgotten quite how log

  we stayed here. The sanitary conditions were truly awful.

  In a few days, [insert] however [/insert] we were again on the march.

  
  

  
  

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• June 17, 2017 17:08:19 L G

                          [insert] and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low [/insert]                             2.

  the feet. [line pointing to insert] After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in [insert] ^ what had been [/insert] the French Barracks. Inside it  all was a case of 

  chaos cahos- We were all placed into the same [insert] in one [/insert] room as the with our men.

  we were  and given soup and meat in a bowl, the same as the

  German privates, for which no charge was made. The hospital

  itself was [insert] obviously [/insert] greatly understaffed. We came across British soldiers,

  who has been lying there for a week or so without any

  attention. There was one young German Doctor who spoke English

  and was more or less  of a "sahib". In the end he had us put

  into a room by ourselves. Here we spent the night of the 21st..

  22nd.. The furniture of the room consisted of a few forms and

  Lines leading from the adjacent page to a mark(X) before the word most indicate the insertion of the text "similar in fact to that in the first room in which we had been located" 

  tables. X Most of the panes of glass were out of the windows

  and it was bitterly cold. I spent the night lying on a

  heap of blood stained bandages on the bare boards. We ,none

  of us had great coats. I slept literally in the arms of a

  brother officer, the third of our party snored away in another

  quarter. Not much sleep was my lot, as the place was full

  of rats. This day we were allowed a wash, in a wash house.

  No soap or towels were however obtainable. The following day

  our wounds were inspected by the head man. He was very

  hard at work . We were informed that we should be much

  better off when we arrived in Germany. Several times during

  A line leading from the adjacent page to a mark(+) before the word come indicates the insertion of the text (German N.C.Os)  

  our stay here did feld webels, + come up and revile us. Frequently

  were we told that we should be shot as soon as we were

  in Germany. During our stay a French aeroplane came over

  which was heavily fired at by the troops. One German officer of, 

  I presume, the intelligence Dept; came and interviewed us

  but he left none the wiser. I have forgotten quite how log

  we stayed here. The sanitary conditions were truly awful.

  In a few days, [insert] however [/insert] we were again on the march.

  
  

  
  

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• June 16, 2017 22:20:26 Annick Rodriguez

                          [insert] and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low [/insert]                             2.

  the feet. [line pointing to insert] After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in [insert] ^ what had been [/insert] the French Barracks. Inside it  all was a case of 

  chaos cahos- We were all placed into the same [insert] in one [/insert] room  ...  with our men.

  we were  and given soup and meat in a bowl, the same as the

  German privates, for which no charge was made. The hospital

  itself was [insert] obviously [/insert] greatly understaffed. We came across British soldiers,

  who has been lying there for a week or so without any

  attention. There was one young German Doctor who spoke English

  and was more or less  of a "sahib". In the end he had us put

  into a room by ourselves. Here we spent the night of the 21st..

  22nd.. The furniture of the room consisted of a few forms and

  tables. X Most of the panes of glass were out of the windows

  and it was bitterly cold. I spent the night lying on a

  heap of blood stained bandages on the bare boards. We , none

  of us had great coats. I slept literally in the arms of a

  brother officer, the third of our party snored away in another

  quarter. Not much sleep was my lot, as the place was full

  of rats. This day we were allowed a wash, in a wash house.

  No soap or towels weer however obtainable. The following day

  our wounds were inspected by the head man. He was very

  hard at work . We were informed that we should be much

  better off when we arrived in Germany. Several times during

  our stay here did  ...  ...  + come up and revile us. Frequently

  were we told that we should be shot as soon as we were

  in Germany. During our stay a French aeroplane came over

  which was heavily fired at  by the troops. One German officer of, 

  I presume the intelligence Dept; came and interviewed us

  but he left more the wiser. I have forgotten quite how log

  we stated here. The sanitary conditions were truly awful.

  In a few days, [insert] however [/insert] we were again on the march.

  
  

  
  

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• June 16, 2017 22:15:49 Annick Rodriguez

                          [insert] and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low [/insert]                             2.

  the feet. [line pointing to insert] After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in [insert] ^ what had been [/insert] the French Barracks. Inside it  all was a case of 

  chaos cahos- We were all placed into the same [insert] in one [/insert] room  ...  with our men.

  we were  and given soup and meat in a bowl, the same as the

  German privates, for which no charge was made. The hospital

  itself was [insert] obviously [/insert] greatly understaffed. We came across British soldiers,

  who has been lying there for a week or so without any

  attention. There was one young German Doctor who spoke English

  and was more or less  of a "sahib". In the end he had us put

  into a room by ourselves. Here we spent the night of the 21st..

  22nd.. The furniture of the room consisted of a few forms and

  tables. X Most of the panes of glass were out of the windows

  and it was bitterly cold. I spent the night lying on a

  heap of blood stained bandages on the bare boards. We , none

  of us had great coats. I slept literally in the arms of a

  brother officer, the third of our party snored away in another

  quarter. Not much sleep was my lot, as the place was full

  of rats. This day we were allowed a wash, in a wash house.

  No soap or towels weer however obtainable. The following day

  our wounds were inspected by the head man. He was very

  hard at work . We were informed that we should be much

  better off when we arrived in Germany. Several times during

  our stay here did  ...  ...  + come up and revile us. Frequently

  were we told that we should be shot as soon as we were

  in Germany. During our stay a French aeroplane came over

  which was heavily fired at  by the troops. One German officer of, 

  I presume the intelligence Dept; came and interviewed us

  but he left more the wiser. I have forgotten quite how log

  we stated here. The sanitary conditions were truly awful.

  
  

  
  

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• June 16, 2017 22:00:27 Annick Rodriguez

                          [insert] and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low [/insert]                             2.

  the feet. [line pointing to insert] After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in [insert] ^ what had been [/insert] the French Barracks. Inside it  all was a case of 

  chaos cahos- We were all placed into the same [insert] in one [/insert] room  ...  with our men.

  we were  and given soup and meat in a bowl, the same as the

  German privates, for which no charge was made. The hospital

  itself was [insert] obviously [/insert] greatly understaffed. We came across British soldiers,

  who has been lying there for a week or so without any

  attention. There was one young German Doctor who spoke English

  and was more or less  of a "sahib". In the end he had us put

  into a room by ourselves. Here we spent the night of the 21st..

  22nd.. The furniture of the room consisted of a few forms and

  tables. X Most of the panes of glass were out of the windows

  and it was bitterly cold. I spent the night lying on a

  heap of blood stained bandages on the bare boards. We , none

  of us had great coats. I slept literally in the arms of a

  brother officer, the third of our party snored away in another

  quarter. Not much sleep was my lot, as the place was full

  of rats. This day we were allowed a wash, in a wash house.

  No soap or towels weer however obtainable. The following day

  our wounds were inspected by the head man. He was very

  hard at work . We were informed that we should be much

  better off when we arrived in Germany. Several times during

  our stay here did  ...  ...  + come up and revile us. Frequently

  were we told that we should be shot as soon as we were

  in Germany.

  
  

  
  

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• June 16, 2017 22:00:13 Annick Rodriguez

                          [insert] and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low [/insert]                             2.

  the feet. [line pointing to insert] After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in [insert] ^ what had been [/insert] the French Barracks. Inside it  all was a case of 

  chaos cahos- We were all placed into the same [insert] in one [/insert] room  ...  with our men.

  we were  and given soup and meat in a bowl, the same as the

  German privates, for which no charge was made. The hospital

  itself was [insert] obviously [/insert] greatly understaffed. We came across British soldiers,

  who has been lying there for a week or so without any

  attention. There was one young German Doctor who spoke English

  and was more or less  of a "sahib". In the end he had us put

  into a room by ourselves. Here we spent the night of the 21st..

  22nd.. The furniture of the room consisted of a few forms and

  tables. X Most of the panes of glass were out of the windows

  and it was bitterly cold. I spent the night lying on a

  heap of blood stained bandages on the bare boards. We , none

  of us had great coats. I slept literally in the arms of a

  brother officer, the third of our party snored away in another

  quarter. Not much sleep was my lot, as the place was full

  of rats. This day we were allowed a wash, in a wash house.

  No soap or towels weer however obtainable. The following day

  our wounds were inspected by the head man. He was very

  hard at work . We were informed that we should be much

  better off when we arrived in Germany. Several times during

  our stay here did  ...  ...  + come up and revile us. Frequently

  were we told that we should be shot as soon as we were

  
  

  
  

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• June 16, 2017 21:55:22 Annick Rodriguez

                          [insert] and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low [/insert]                             2.

  the feet. [line pointing to insert] After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in [insert] ^ what had been [/insert] the French Barracks. Inside it  all was a case of 

  chaos cahos- We were all placed into the same [insert] in one [/insert] room  ...  with our men.

  we were  and given soup and meat in a bowl, the same as the

  German privates, for which no charge was made. The hospital

  itself was [insert] obviously [/insert] greatly understaffed. We came across British soldiers,

  who has been lying there for a week or so without any

  attention. There was one young German Doctor who spoke English

  and was more or less  of a "sahib". In the end he had us put

  into a room by ourselves. Here we spent the night of the 21st..

  22nd.. The furniture of the room consisted of a few forms and

  
  

  
  

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• June 16, 2017 21:50:53 Annick Rodriguez

                          [insert] and legs . We thought our shooting must have been very low [/insert]                             2.

  the feet. [line pointing to insert] After this halt we were marched into the hospital

  which was in [insert] ^ what had been [/insert] the French Barracks. Inside it  all was a case of 

  chaos cahos- We were all placed into the same [insert] in one [/insert] room  ...  with our men.

  
  

  
  

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