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27 April Contd (4)
Had injection morphia 9 pm Cup coffee also
28th April
Still raining. Very little sleep last night temperature 90°. Leg Dressed again today same old dressing wound round my leg – authorities must be short of Dressings. Good Dinner today. Secty Red Cross in to have a yarn, he brought some writing paper & Pcs & is specially posting a letter & P.C. for me, it will get to England in 10 days, & in ordinary way takes 3 or 4 weeks. Had special sleeping mixture last night. Raining – wrote Mother & Kate through Red Cross (special).
29th April
Very little sleep last night – temperature 86°. Leg dressed again today same old routine Good Dinner, wrote P.C. to Davis, asking him to forward my Kit on to England & attend my mail. Word through today that we will be leaving for Karlshrue, big officers Hospital & Camp, tomorrow. Glad leave this place. Had shave. Morphia – Red Cross officials in to have a yarn. Issued with clothing to travel in (Prisoners clothing)
April 30th
Very little sleep. Left Hospital 7.30 am & wheeled down to stn. Put on ordinary train (Passenger) & left Hameln 9 am. Changed trains 3 times, with frightful pain to my leg. It was awful agony specially with no comfort in trains. On journey from Frankfurt to Karlshrue one German family took pity on us & supplied us with several dainties. Witnessed some magnificent scenery & glorious buildings – quite an eye-opener. Women working on fields & railways &c & performing all sorts of manual labour. Changed again at FRANKFURT 11.30 pm & entrained again 11.45 pm.