POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 139

• June 26, 2017 17:40:59 Annick Rodriguez

                                                       71.

  [insert] X I wonder how many time I have heard the expression " ...  from Russian Belgian & French [/insert]

  
  

  came into force, or rather they tried to enforce the old Magdeburg

  ones. Everyone had a pigeon hole & in it all tins were pleased.

  But they had little system& as likely as not ones tins were

  placed in someone elses hole. The parcels were issued at a

  window in one of the   huts a long q[insertr] c [/insert]ue waiting its turn

  to draw & sign. I generally found it convenient to be

  at the same window, in practice you went into the room

  All this were on removal opened by the Germans - again in

  theory- a great coat covers a multitude of sins.

  Clausthal when we arrived in 1915 besides the dinning

  room contained two verandah sitting rooms- The dinning

  room being usually fragrant of meals the English took

  possession of a corner of one of them ^[insert] other rooms [/insert] & kept it by  means

  of keeping the window open. This was a cause of dispute

  with the ^[insert] other [/insert] room which ^[insert] also [/insert] had access to the verrandah. X In

  the beginning of 1916. the home got [insert] we lost [/insert] possession. The other

  verrandah was occupied by the allies & was impossible

  It finally became the Russian map room & library

  Thus in 1916 the only place to sit was ones bed room &

  as these were now nationized it was not so bad.

  The washing was done locally & the fair lady used to

  bring it back on Saturdays. The charges were high

  as soap was at a premium, & we had to pay the war

  gains tax which was added to the bill. The washing

  cart was drawn by a dog, but before I left the firm

  were employing a horse.

  Then was a librarian came once a week & from him

  you could get maps. All these tradermen were under

  the eye of the guard so care was required.

  
  

  
  

• June 26, 2017 17:19:33 Annick Rodriguez

                                                       71.

  [insert] X I wonder how many time I have heard the expression " ...  from Russian Belgian & French [/insert]

  
  

  came into force, or rather they tried to enforce the old Magdeburg

  ones. Everyone had a pigeon hole & in it all tins were pleased.

  But they had little system& as likely as not ones tins were

  placed in someone elses hole. The parcels were issued at a

  window in one of the   huts a long q[insertr] c [/insert]ue waiting its turn

  to draw & sign

  
  

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• June 26, 2017 16:00:59 Annick Rodriguez

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  [insert] X I wonder how many time I have heard the expression " ...  from Russian Belgian & French [/insert]

  
  

  came into force, or rather they tried to enforce the old Magdeburg

  ones. Everyone had a pigeon hole & in it all tins were pleased.

  But they had little system& as likely as not ones tins were

  placed in someone elses hole. The parcels were issued at a

  window in one of the   huts a long q[insertr] c [/insert]ue waiting its turn

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