From Desert to Prison

“There is nothing to buy in the shops for the children”. “There is no food. It is a rotten Christmas”. The war has lasted too long but it will finish…

Once again we are faced by the approaching winter although except for a slight frost in the morning and the fall of the leaves it is hardly noticeable. We are…

[Again I have no idea why he has given the date as July as he is writing about events in May] The weather in May has been consistently hot and…

[I am unsure as to why he has given the date as June as the text would seem to continue on from March 11. The only explanation I can think…

Wednesday afternoon, 8th March was a day of great excitement caused by a colossal air raid by American planes. The alarm sounded at about 1.30pm and the sky was very…

Some 3 weeks ago we moved to our present billet a stone 2 roomed bungalow. It is very damp but drying out gradually. There has been a slight epidemic of…

On Friday afternoon Xmas Eve we finished work at 3pm. I returned to billet and managed to get a cup of tea prior to going to lower billet to collect…

Johnson and [illegible] went 40 kilo’s to 70 Camp, telephoned back “Stand fast until I get back.” After the stupendous happenings of the past few days and the all too…

The past few days have passed like years. Last night the camp was almost in a state of mutiny, everyone being prepared to disperse over the countryside.

Rumours were rife today throughout the camp. The Germans are reported to be fighting around Naples and in the streets of Rome whilst Jerry armoured cars were reported 10 kilometers…