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unless the Major declared loud and clear that work would be voluntary from now on, and that he was willing to negotiate the other contentious issues with a committee. Now it was the Major’s turn to refuse and he demanded that we report to work or else there’d be a reduction in rations, confiscation of personal belongings, withholding of pay, etc. When our men still did not report to work, he made good on his threat to reduce our rations and also had all lamps taken away so that we spent our next evenings in the dark. As a result of the reduced rations, distribution among the men became very difficult, and our company,
which had lined up last, ended up with very little on Wednesday at lunchtime. Our unit was the last to step away with a proud potato on each plate and no meat. The ones behind us did not get anything at all. The Pommies had already positioned themselves at the gate to
watch the expected uproar. But none of us let on as we smilingly marched past them with full or empty