Item 01: George W. D. Bell diary and notes, 14 April 1917 - 8 May 1918 - Page 12

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11th March. Bridge. Monotony. Lcpl Hogan. 15th Batt'n Aus. Russian deaths 35. English 2. Self imposed duties. Sacrifice for others &etc. Grave lack of food & [indecipherable] 200 cases in camp. Russian monument. Hun outburst upon visiting Lazarette. 15th. Letter to Berne & London. bread parcels red cross benefit. disfigured photo. letters distorted. Hun censorship & unnecessary restrictions. New prisoners from Cambrai. Stettin Times & Berliner Tageblatt smuggled into camp. Mail destroyed. [indecipherable]. Newspapers suppressed. 7.30 orders. Unreasonable orderlies. Sick & others forcibly paraded. 250 men in strafe 4 days bread & water.

16-20th. Parcels ceased. Mark decreases. Parcel contribution at Limburg. Decomposed fish soups. Round the fences on Sundays. 5-7pm in the centre of camp awful spectacles. "Here lies the body of a good worker" – grave stone. Russian ordeals. [indecipherable]. My wounds inflamed. 21-24. Usual ordeal. 22nd. Arrest of interpreter. 24th. High tempt 25th. Sick parade ordered hospital. Schutzen Haus. 10 Russians & 2 English in room. Washed in tub after 5 filthy Russians. Hun rations again. 26th. 10am Hun surgeon's visit & Russian. M.O. 27th. Operation without anaesthetic. Stretcher. 28-29th. Wound discharging freely. Weather nice, books & garden. No food. factory girls. 20th. Englishman murdered. Lack of nourishment. 31st. Usual ordeal.. 1st April. Sugar, soap & candles discovered here. Potatoes in cellar.