POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 39
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We always massed in the same place but on the completion of
the new buildings the French moved to one of the huts to
feed.
Here knitting was taken up by several officers. Football &
rounders were played in the big court. Tennis also by a
few, mostly French. Of course there was nothing in the shape
of a made court, merely the ground of the barrack square.
Gymnastic classes were held. X [insert] And the everlasting French Bowls as as played [/insert]
Front act on early in November but did not last long- Another
spell took place near the end of the month & skating was
in full swing when we
leftdeparted. This per the local house[insert] not prisoners [/insert] A few days before we left a Zep[insert] pe [/insert] lin crossed over . It was not
numbered but had a name. It was flying quite low
& we had a good view.
Rumours, mostly lying ones about he war were in almost
daily circulation . It was hard to find their origins. *
Torgau itself was a big redoubt, built by Napoleon to cover
the crossing of the Elbe. The roof of the place in the parapet
where we draw coal had N + 1812 ^ [insert]
withincarved [/insert] on it. We were notallowed to talk or go near the crest. In the ditch at
the place we could see the Germans were employed putting
up a barbed wire fence. But inside there was not wire to
be seen we were confined on a large fort.
German soldiers were continually passing & making the day
hideous with the Wacht au Rheins or other patriotic songs.
mostly I take it for our benefit.
In the Interior were even geese. There used to be fed by a
French officer.
The water supply was from pumps put up at various spots
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We always massed in the same place but on the completion of
the new buildings the French moved to one of the huts to
feed.
Here knitting was taken up by several officers. Football &
rounders were played in the big court. Tennis also by a
few, mostly French. Of course there was nothing in the shape
of a made court, merely the ground of the barrack square.
Gymnastic classes were held. X [insert] And the everlasting French Bowls as as played [/insert]
Front act on early in November but did not last long- Another
spell took place near the end of the month & skating was
in full swing when we
leftdeparted. This per the local house[insert] not prisoners [/insert] A few days before we left a Zep[insert] pe [/insert] lin crossed over . It was not
numbered but had a name. It was flying quite low
& we had a good view.
Rumours, mostly lying ones about he war were in almost
daily circulation . It was hard to find their origins. *
Torgau itself was a big redoubt, built by Napoleon to cover
the crossing of the Elbe. The roof of the place in the parapet
where we draw coal had N + 1812 ^ [insert]
withincarved [/insert] on it. We were notallowed to talk or go near
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16
We always massed in the same place but on the completion of
the new buildings the French moved to one of the huts to
feed.
Here knitting was taken up by several officers. Football &
rounders were played in the big court. Tennis also by a
few, mostly French. Of course there was nothing in the shape
of a made court, merely the ground of the barrack square.
Gymnastic classes were held. X [insert] And the everlasting French Bowls as as played [/insert]
Front act on early in November but did not last long- Another
spell took place near the end of the month & skating was
in full swing when we
leftdeparted. This per the local house[insert] not prisoners [/insert] A few days before we left a Zep[insert] pe [/insert] lin crossed over . It was not
numbered but had a name. It was flying quite low
& we had a good view.
Rumours, mostly lying ones about he war were in almost
daily circulation . It was hard to find their origins. *
Torgau itself was a big redoubt, built by Napoleon to cover
the crossing of the Elbe. The roof of the place in the parapet
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16
We always massed in the same place but on the completion of
the new buildings the French moved to one of the huts to
feed.
Here knitting was taken up by several officers. Football &
rounders were played in the big court. Tennis also by a
few, mostly French. Of course there was nothing in the shape
of a made court, merely the ground of the barrack square.
Gymnastic classes were held. X [insert] And the everlasting French Bowls as as played [/insert]
Front act on early in November but did not last long- Another
spell took place near the end of the month & skating was
in full swing when we
leftdeparted. This per the local house[insert] not prisoners [/insert] A few days before we left a Zep[insert] pe [/insert] lin crossed over . It was not
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16
We always massed in the same place but on the completion of
the new buildings the French moved to one of the huts to
feed.
Here knitting was taken up by several officers. Football &
rounders were played in the big court. Tennis also by a
few, mostly French. Of course there was nothing in the shape
of a made court, merely the ground of the barrack square.
Gymnastic classes were held. X [insert] And the everlasting French Bowls as as played [/insert]
Front act on early in November but did not last long- Another
spell took place near the end of the month & skating was
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16
We always massed in the same place but on the completion of
the new buildings the French moved to one of the huts to
feed.
Here knitting was taken up by several officers. Football &
rounders were played in the big court. Tennis also by a
few, mostly French. Of course there was nothing in the shape
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16
We always massed in the same place but on the
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