Item 59: Internment camp diary, November 1917-August 1918 - Page 107

<p>[Page 107]</p><p>Naturally, the Tommies had cordoned off the path on both sides with bayonets, and Australian officers and soldiers stood there grinning and sneering as we trudged past.</p><p>The barracks in our new camp are built and appointed more or less in the same way as those in the main camp, but upon our requests, the roofs are slightly overhanging so that the rain can&#39;t pound into the units. I cohabit with Dreyen, Wittpenn and Levystein, and next to us are L&auml;bking, Brennecke, Hell and Becker, and to the other sides are friendly Bolsheviks as well.&nbsp; It&#39;s nice to have 2 dining halls, one for us and one for the reserve officers, where one can read and write in peace. There is also a big hall that handily accommodates our large luggage. Showers and lavatories are adequate and we should be OK for the hopefully brief remaining time of captivity. If only we didn&#39;t have the dust, which is as annoying here as it was in the main camp! Adjacent to the camp is a recreation area almost as big as the compound, where one</p>