On a Bright Summer’s Day (6)
…... and every one of us tired out. We had to sleep all night on straw ticks
, but were even glad of these. In the morning we were searched in turn, all our clothes, uniform, underwear, in fact every stitch of our own was taken away from us. In return, we were given underwear nearly in rags made of cotton, also a blue suit with stripes up the back like a convict. We were a sorry looking crowd when we were all equipped. We were taken to another hut with thirty beds in it. We were here allotted each a bed. After leaving Karlsruhe we felt this change very much. The food was bad and very little of it. Meat once a week if we were lucky. We were in this part of the camp for a week and during this time we were inoculated five times and vaccinated once. One thing I will admit, the German doctor was very good, but the rest of the German officials were very mean. The Commandant was a Prussian and of the caste-in-the dye breed. Since the Armistice I have heard he was put under arrest .....…
Return to the 1916 - 1939 Articles Homepage.
On a Bright Summer’s Day Page 1 2 3 4 5 6
