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<p>[Page 23]</p><p>pressure of a nearby exploding grenade. According to various doctors, German and English, the cranium would have to be sawed open and the dent pushed back out, an operation that could only be done in Germany. Probably due to pressure caused by the dent the poor guy keeps having fits that resemble a deep swoon and take his breath away, and only very heavy drugs will bring him back to life. G. is married and I think he has children, too, and still the Australian government refuses to release him, saying that he is fit for service after an initial operation. Truly amazing English humanitarianism!</p><p>Generally, the state of health here in camp continues to be quite good, but strangely enough we have had rather a few incidents of appendicitis. Since we have come here, maybe about 20 men had to be sent to Kempsey or Sydney for an appendix operation. Not even the physicians can figure out what causes this particular health problem.</p>