Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander - Page 170
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[Page 170]
1918.
He is a great-traveller; has "done" Thibet, Mongolia, & Tuan Shan. And he actually wanted the views of Young Australia on the Irish Question! Ye Gods!
Fri. 12th Apl.
The Major left and James arrived a couple of days ago. The R.F.C. chaps have also gone – to a special aviator's "Strafe" camp, I believe. The procedure when a mob is learning for another camp is interesting. A ceremony is made of loading their rifles by the guard; this is done before the assembled prisoners to discourage flitting.
Wild excitement in the town just before lunch. The huge syren mounted in the Bahnhof Platz wailed out the air-raid alarm and soon after the "archies" were humming.
The raiders passed en route to bomb Mannheim. Much "wind-up" in the town – "archies" & alarm syrens going in all directions.