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some matrasses delivered from Sydney so that we can live a bit more comfortably. At the moment, at least, we have dry weather, but since we’re heading into winter, i.e. the rainy season, this is bound to change soon, along with cooler temperatures. We therefore have appealed to the Commander, both in writing and verbally, and demanded that the front side of the barracks be closed, but so far without success. Maybe, come time, they will oblige us. We sure hope so!
In my unit, Schmidt & Recklinghausen sleep in a double-bunk to the left, Brennecke and I to the right (I on top), and against the back wall lies Franzen on a cot that he brought along from Singapore. We are the 3rd unit in the 9th company and form the other half to M. & A. Suhl, Brandt, Teichmann und Volgen. Each company of 100 men is led by a German, albeit one selected by the Australians. They are said to be mostly somewhat questionable characters, operating as