POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 163
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by 4 metres all round- the addition of the gardens - the usual
[insert] non [/insert] walk straf and the sending away of all the English orderlies. It
was given out that they were going to a men's camp. As a matter
of fact they were sent to the salt mines. All the men employed
such as the carpenter & gardener were sent away. Later too,
the Lieutenant left. Thus did the innocent suffer for the
guilty.
About now we had a surprise visit from the General one Sunday.
We found it was in consequence of a complaint made against
the commandant. He said there was a "couchon" in the camp.
I would lay odds its was a Belgian though we never found
out. The points brought forward were mostly true, viz unlimited
drink & drunkeness & that the canteen was exploiting us
A staff officer came & held a long enquiry the result of which
was the complete vindication of the commandant. He was
furious & put up the price of some of the wires & stopped
all entertainments.
We agreed amongst ourself that we would all boycot the Canteens
The commandant capitulated in two days.
In the summer he gave out that the camp was surrounded
by a live wire & he would not be responsible for the lives
of any one approaching the fence- He did not think much
of our brain power or that some of us had an elementary
knowledge of electricity & that others were using hat knowledge
to use the current for lighting for
our[insert] their [/insert]own purposes.On Nov 14th.. I went before the Swiss Commission & was recommended
for Switzerland.
About this time an entertainment was being got up the proceeds
to be sent in gifts etc to the mens camps any surplus being
sent to Servian prisoners. The chief organizer was a Russian
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76.
by 4 metres all round- the addition of the gardens - the usual
[insert] non [/insert] walk straf and the sending away of all the English orderlies. It
was given out that they were going to a men's camp. As a matter
of fact they were sent to the salt mines. All the men employed
such as the carpenter & gardener were sent away. Later too,
the Lieutenant left. Thus did the innocent suffer for the
guilty.
About now we had a surprise visit from the General one Sunday.
We found it was in consequence of a complaint made against
the commandant. He said there was a "couchon" in the camp.
I would lay odds its was a Belgian though we never found
out. The points brought forward were mostly true, viz unlimited
drink & drunkeness & that the canteen was exploiting us
A staff officer came & held a long enquiry the result of which
was the complete vindication of the commandant. He was
furious & put up the price of some of the wires & stopped
all entertainments.
We agreed amongst ourself that we would all boycot the Canteens
The commandant capitulated in two days.
In the summer he gave out that the camp was surrounded
by a live wire & he would not be responsible for the lives
of any one approaching the fence- He did not think much
of our brain power or that some of us had an elementary
knowledge of electricity & that others were using hat knowledge
to use the current for lighting for
our[insert] their [/insert]own purposes.On Nov 14th.. I went before the Swiss Commission & was recommended
for Switzerland.
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76.
by 4 metres all round- the addition of the gardens - the usual
[insert] non [/insert] walk straf and the sending away of all the English orderlies. It
was given out that they were going to a men's camp. As a matter
of fact they were sent to the salt mines. All the men employed
such as the carpenter & gardener were sent away. Later too,
the Lieutenant left. Thus did the innocent suffer for the
guilty.
About now we had a surprise visit from the General one Sunday.
We found it was in consequence of a complaint made against
the commandant. He said there was a "couchon" in the camp.
I would lay odds its was a Belgian though we never found
out. The points brought forward were mostly true, viz unlimited
drink & drunkeness & that the canteen was exploiting us
A staff officer came & held a long enquiry the result of which
was the complete vindication of the commandant. He was
furious & put up the price of some of the wires & stopped
all entertainments.
We agreed amongst ourself that we would all boycot the Canteens
The commandant capitulated in two days.
In the summer he gave out that the camp was surrounded
by a live wire & he would not be responsible for the lives
of any one approaching the fence- He did not think much
of our brain power or that some of us had an elementary
knowledge of electricity
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76.
by 4 metres all round- the addition of the gardens - the usual
[insert] non [/insert] walk straf and the sending away of all the English orderlies. It
was given out that they were going to a men's camp. As a matter
of fact they were sent to the salt mines. All the men employed
such as the carpenter & gardener were sent away. Later too,
the Lieutenant left. Thus did the innocent suffer for the
guilty.
About now we had a surprise visit from the General one Sunday.
We found it was in consequence of a complaint made against
the commandant. He said there was a "couchon" in the camp.
I would lay odds its was a Belgian though we never found
out. The points brought forward were mostly true, viz unlimited
drink & drunkeness & that the canteen was exploiting us
A staff officer came & held a long enquiry the result of which
was the complete vindication of the commandant. He was
furious & put up the price of some of the wires & stopped
all entertainments.
We agreed amongst ourself that we would all boycot the Canteens
The commandant capitulated in two days.
In the summer he gave out that the camp was surrounded
by a live wire & he would not be responsible for the lives
of any one approaching the fence- He did not think much
of our brain power or that some of us had an elementary
knowledge
-
76.
by 4 metres all round- the addition of the gardens - the usual
[insert] non [/insert] walk straf and the sending away of all the English orderlies. It
was given out that they were going to a men's camp. As a matter
of fact they were sent to the salt mines. All the men employed
such as the carpenter & gardener were sent away. Later too,
the Lieutenant left. Thus did the innocent suffer for the
guilty.
About now we had a surprise visit from the General one Sunday.
We found it was in consequence of a complaint made against
the commandant. He said there was a "couchon" in the camp.
I would lay odds its was a Belgian though we never found
out. The points brought forward were mostly true, viz unlimited
drink & drunkeness & that the canteen was exploiting us
A staff officer came & held a long enquiry the result of which
was the complete vindication of the commandant. He was
furious & put up the price of some of the wires & stopped
all entertainments.
We agreed amongst ourself that we would all boycot the Canteens
The commandant capitulated in two days.
In the summer he gave out that the camp was surrounded
by a live
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76.
by 4 metres all round- the addition of the gardens - the usual
[insert] non [/insert] walk straf and the sending away of all the English orderlies. It
was given out that they were going to a men's camp. As a matter
of fact they were sent to the salt mines. All the men employed
such as the carpenter & gardener were sent away. Later too,
the Lieutenant left. Thus did the innocent suffer for the
guilty.
About now we had a surprise visit from the General one Sunday.
We found it was in consequence of a complaint made against
the commandant. He said there was a "couchon" in the camp.
I would lay odds its was a Belgian though we never found
out. The points brought forward were mostly true, viz unlimited
drink & drunkeness & that the canteen was exploiting us
A staff officer came & held a long enquiry the result of which
was the complete vindication of the commandant. He was
furious & put up the price of some of the wires & stopped
all entertainments.
We agreed amongst ourself that we would all boycot the Canteens
The commandant capitulated in two days.
In the summer he gave out that the camp was surrounded
-
76.
by 4 metres all round- the addition of the gardens - the usual
[insert] non [/insert] walk straf and the sending away of all the English orderlies. It
was given out that they were going to a men's camp. As a matter
of fact they were sent to the salt mines. All the men employed
such as the carpenter & gardener were sent away. Later too,
the Lieutenant left. Thus did the innocent suffer for the
guilty.
About now we had a surprise visit from the General one Sunday.
We found it was in consequence of a complaint made against
the commandant. He said there was a "couchon" in the camp.
I would lay odds its was a Belgian though we never found
out. The points brought forward were mostly true, viz unlimited
drink & drunkeness & that the canteen was exploiting us
-
76.
by 4 metres all round- the addition of the gardens - the usual
[insert] non [/insert] walk straf and the sending away of all the English orderlies. It
was given out that they were going to a men's camp. As a matter
of fact they were sent to the salt mines. All the men employed
such as the carpenter & gardener were sent away. Later too,
the Lieutenant left. Thus did the innocent suffer for the
guilty.
About now we had a surprise visit from the General one Sunday.
-
76.
by 4 metres all round- the addition of the gardens - the usual
[insert] non [/insert] walk straf and the sending away of all the English orderlies. It
was given out that they were going to a men's camp. As a matter
of fact they were sent to the salt mines. All the men employed
such as the carpenter & gardener were sent away. Later too,
the Lieutenant left. Thus did the innocent suffer for the
guilty.
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