Diaries of John Kevin Lloyd - Part 17

December 13

Cook again today.  All officers

who have not received mail from

home since captured gave in names

& particulars - hopes of getting news

soon.

S/Sgt Ogden gave his weekly

talk - jolly good.

Announcement of details of M.O's

to go to various compounds daily.

I'm for 35-38 (theatre) with

Capt. Hutt.

December 14

Went with Capt. Hutt RAMC to do

inspection in Compound 35, 38 only

to find that most of the men had

been deloused and shifted to

another compound.  Saw those who

were left and then checked those

already shifted - found a few

eggs & lice in spite of delousing

-must be packing their gear

in disinfector - too tightly.

Nothing much doing for rest of

day.

November 15

Dec 28th

Had game of basketball, enjoyed it, and

finished up very stiff.

Dec 29th

Played basketball morning and after

& followed it with a walk in company with Sg 
Jack
[P?] Gisbaren after striking 520 and so home.

Hard frost today

December 30th

Up early to Dabendof with the dental patients for

, whom I saw together with Bill Hurst,

{A?] Readman.  40 hrs doing nothing &noone will

know for 2/52 whether or not 401 or 404 is to

come . S/Sgt Johnstone of the 2/2 AFA is with Readman

there and in any case we may ask for a change

taking him and another for Jones & Tucker Stanway

2 party went to Stalag for costumes etc...

Light snow.

Stanway bought note from Stalag saying I

could not have electric cooker -  Johnson had

suggested I apply for one as stove in too small

to cook on.

November 16

Dec 31

Slept in nothing of interest, except

visit of Obertstalsarz, until evening & He

looked about, talked a lot, promised a

few things, including an early begining

with Smith who is ill mentally

& physically.  In the evening the

lads celebrated with a dance & concert

not at all bad, and then a racket

for the change over of 42-43. Lights

on till 12.30. Light snow falling all day.

Oh well! so passed 42, my first full

year in Germany and, I trust be the last,

Drank to the Kids & glad at the turning

and thought of Mum & Dad a in 

John 6 in 2 days and Glad & I married

6 yrs in 6 more days.

My return ticket is good for

this year!!

(P.T.O.)

 

JANUARY - Cash Memoranda

Debt owing to  from CHANGE

                                           $         C

Capt RUTHERFORD     7

Lient DICK                       4         10

Capt  YULE                       1          20

   "       KEMP                     1          50

   "       DREVERMAN                  50

   "       BOWRING            17        50

[?]  Aug   Major EWART    £5  -   -

  "   Feb    Capt Pryde           5 -  -

  "              Mr Bostock           5 -  -

  "   Aug 18 Sgt Breman    3 doz beer

 

 

July 30

Well, the men refused work this morning as

threatened, and Kommandant said S.M. McPhillips

had stayed at Stalag at his own request. This

satisfied about 50 who went off.  The others, together

with camp staff and light workers were lined up

5 deep outside barracks 426 and covered by two

machine-guns and about 40 rifles, then addressed

by Stalag officer and Head Man of Confidence who

repeated Kommandant's explanation, with details -

that McPhillips had been accused of helping escapes

and had refused to leave Stalag till faced by his 

accuser and given a hearing.  Looked ticklish

for a bit but to me, who was out of line of fire and

therefore not personally involved it looked improbable

that Gerry would fire, as, behind the ranks were

other guards, a much used railway system, and

houses and streets.  But it must have looked

mighty different to those lads who were looking into

the muzzles of those guns.  They were told that they

would have to make up lost time and go without

books or entertainments till the Kommandant decided

otherwise.

The German Saintater escorted me on my first

walk this afternoon.

July 31

Nothing to report today - Read "Cradle of the

Storms" by Father Bernard Hubbard, all about

volcanic exploration in Alaska - very good.

 

Loan to "B" Bn from Lt. col Ramsay's portion of Force Fund

1942		R	A
Sept 3	To Advance	20	-
"     1	" Jones LAYCOCK		5	X
8	" Lovell	2
13	"  [?] JAMIESON		5	X
	"    "  SAVAGE		8	X
16	"     "  RUTLEOGE		11	X
	"     "  MARRLOYT	1	6	X
	"    "  LANGLEY		12	X
	"     "   BULLOCK		5

	"     "   RUTLEDGE		3	X
19	"     "   RUTLEDGE		5	X
	"     "   LANGLEY		10	X
	"     "   MARRIOTT		10	X
	"     "   SAVAGE		6	X
	Nails repayment		12
	CQMS repayment	1	3
	Nail repayment	1	4
28	[?]	2	5	X
		33	14

1942		Rs	A
Sep           2	By 6 [?]		3
	"  Capt Lovell for change - [?]	1	.
4	"    do      do	1
8	"  adv to CQMS	2
	"  Boot tack & nails	4	11
22	"      "    nails	2	4
		10	14

                                            BLOOM        3

                                            TANSEY        5

                                             DANGERE   5

                                             ROSKI          5

                                             BATY            5

                                             ARCHER     5

                                             McGILVERY  9

 

 

      1942                            Fwd                               33       14

Sep 28            To Nail repayment                         1        7        ½

         26            "          BULLOCK                            6                  X

                               "     BREEN                                 8                  X

                                      HARDEN                             2                  X

                                      TRAILL                                 6                  X

                                      PEARCE                              6                  X

                                      MARRIOTT                          6                  X

                                      LANGLEY                             6                 X

                                      RUTLEDGE                          1                  X

                                      JOHNSON                            1                 X 

 

                                     Fwd                                       10           14

 

 

August 
25

Hewitt went off to 
Dentist 
this morning, and 
I was still

asleep at 9.30 when 

Walkerden 
walked into ask me a

question about something or other.

Asked for an interview with(Stalsarz?) 
Dommels today to

stabilise something re medical supplies

 and dental treatment

both of which are in a deplorable state.

August 
26

Quiet day, but a bit before 

midnight the air raid

alarm sounded and 

we made ready for a night's fun.

However, it turned out 
out to be a lone plane which

 dropped

a parachute flare, 

collected some Ack Ack, 
then made off

without dropping any eggs, 

or so the papers said.

Played bridge and were beaten.

Ellis and I put in an hour or so at German

today.

 

 

NOVEMBER - Cash Memoranda 

 

DECEMBER - Cash Memoranda

 

 

September 22

(*? !  from Geneva dated Sept 15th re
addressing letters here*)

Woke up late and ran into a

"blue" - Smith, my Aussie Orderly, came

to me, told me he had finished work

because of continued trouble he had had

with English lads who had originally

insisted that, not belonging to RAMC,

he was no medical orderly, and that

they wanted RAMC personnel.  Apparently

something brought it to a head yesterday 

and to-day he will work no more, with

intention of forcing his ultimate transfer

to another camp, preferable of Aussies.

Walkerden will work (he's had trouble

too, though a steady chap) but wont take

charge.  That leaves Livingstone RAMC

who's far from ideal.  However they all

set to and effected the transfer of the 

M.I. room to the 2nd room of 

Sailed from Fremantle two years ago

to-day. Left Glad and John on wharf,

with Myrtle, George and Jan.

September 23

Told Kommandant this morning that

I was short two orderlies, and that I wanted

two more, one to be a sergeant.  Smith and

Walkerden saw him, he said he'd do what

he could, since they had done their work

very well and would try to get them 

of doing 'Strafe'.  Since there is no charge

to lay against them, exact unwillingness

to work, they may get away with it.

They've applied for ward, their unit mate

to go with them should they be shifted 

to an Australian camp.

Paid today.

 

 

MEMORANDA

on small island nearby, Aust

& America to deal with gaps,

Aust or NZ landed in England