Item 54: Friedrich Meier diary, 18 August 1914-August 1915 - Page 90
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<p>[Page 90]</p><p>all the prison camp canteens and will do all the purchasing. Although they say that the profits will be used to our benefit, the authority has granted nothing in writing. From today, the morning roll-call has been dropped again, so we have to muster just once, at 5.30pm. For Christmas each was allowed to buy a bottle of red wine (2/6) and each received a little present in the value of 1/6. The Christmas celebration was held on Christmas Day, because on Christmas Eve [which is when German and Austrian families often have their main Christmas celebration] one of our inmates died from blood poisoning and was buried on Christmas Day on the hill about 500m from the camp.</p><p>On 28th of December salary of 15/6 (15.50 M)</p><p>[Note in Margin:] salary 15/6</p>