POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 111

• June 22, 2017 21:31:39 Annick Rodriguez

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  We used to walk with the French . so even here it was impossible

  to escape the French language. At first the commandants idea

  was to walk to some Hotel in the woods, there get tea

  or drink.  Stay an hour or so & then on. This he consid-

  -ered would be good for trade. The General however absolutely

  vetoed this. When I joined the walks it was "strong

  verboden". This meant that the commandant used to

  leave us while he went & refreshed the wiser man

  Caiper did not take us out as it was the rule that a

  commissioned officer must accompany the party. Soon a selection

  of lieutenants were sent to do this job- then the commandant

  did not appear. We also went longer walks sometimes

  as much as 4 hours. Some of the lieutenants kept to

  the strict letter of the law- others, weaker, fell & in the

  middle of the summer I did once or twice taste beer at

  a local pub. These walks were 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 22, 2017 21:26:28 Annick Rodriguez

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  We used to walk with the French . so even here it was impossible

  to escape the French language. At first the commandants idea

  was to walk to some Hotel in the woods, there get tea

  or drink.  Stay an hour or so & then on. This he consid-

  -ered would be good for trade. The General however absolutely

  
  

  
  

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• June 22, 2017 21:20:38 Annick Rodriguez

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  We used to walk with the French . so even here

  
  

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