Brown war diary, February 10, 1914 - November 5, 1918 / Herbert A. Brown - Page 25

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On the 8th all A.E.2s Crew received 3 Pounds per man from the High Commissioner of Australia
On the 11th received one letter from Sister dated 13 Feb
On the 18th received one letter from Wife dated 22 Feb two from Sister dated 16th & 21st and two from Barrow dated 16th & 20th also it rained for 48 hours very hard on the 18th &19th
Three Russian Prisoners escaped at the beginning of the Month and got clear away, two more tried to escape, but got captured and sent to Stamboul
On the 23rd received two letters from Sister dated 27 & 29th
On the 1st of April more clothing arrived from the U.S. Embassy
On the 6th
On the 7th received one letter from Wife dated 6th March, one from Barrow dated 6th and two from Sister dated 5th & 12th
On the 12th all British Prisoners received 1£; per man from U.S.Embassy
On the 16th a Dove visited the camp and we catched him and kept him as a pet taking it as an emblem of peace
On the 28th March started work in the Central Power Station & on the 8th April started night work 12 hour shifts up to the 22nd
On the 18th received one letter from mother dated 23rd of March one from Wife dated 20th two from Sister dated 20th & 19th