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who had written a diary whilst a prisoner in Germany & succeeded in taking it accross the frontier – No doubt some men have met with success – Moreover, I have not yet learnt of a person using my method to conceal notes of any kind whatsoever.
My fully detailed narrative has been composed & written by myself & is based upon these notes. The experiences enumerated in my diary are precise & authentic right throughout. One or two omissions & a little variation is inevitable. No doubt these few dates & details are vaguely unintelligible to most readers - nevertheless I have experienced no difficulty in compiling the work, excepting the customary labour & mental strain essential to good results.
The success – if one may call it such – is entirely due to the trials – endured whilst in Captivity – being indelibly fixed in the back of my mind.
Without the diary notes my complete narrative would have been an impossible task to write in diary form.
Geo. W.D. Bell
LCpl,. Number 605
16th Battalion
Australian Imperial Force