Diaries and documents of John Dominic Palandri - Part 11

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Second World War, 1939–45
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  • Documents and letters
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AWM2024.6.7
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July 10 o anawhutics - only one tnng 5) interest– the Chesan waned me to Beready bd mmon to go to an onglish camp of Stalag Ort D as 7/10 8 (e) B2va 26 228 29. Dal Juity 11 Farly Contersion, ofuns a Communion, later asked for ditants of departure at ofice, but could get now. Frime apparubly grite mdegnite. W alsue as I prayed bridge in wening against Laudion & Crepon,
Sunday Tu40 12 Wan at 10.30, had dinner at night with fouch ofiers. July 13 Have handed cares over to Wittshie but gave hr anxistties, them asked the Hang hldwabil to phone Stalag office, were he was told heatt her is a sold teed ut for Ond in a btnighs time, and that in he mantime I may be asked to work by he day actually shipt for a Brilish compound I where hem a ohe 1733. hady path worher, who is on Sation I, is pong a ditative and io mperiting the Lat Thass Kuntre came in his evening owrth a comple plank B coldrate or lesin te sonnw ending departne. e ag ady H.00
5 Shy 14 Lokiat from 45 29 6 I haver 1942- To anawhelies, no news of any sot. hamed in alkinon that I am togo for 10-14 days to English Kommands at Staaken, just west of Spankhan hi back to Lamsdor. Wrote letters ts Glad, &fum 4 Ind (7. Tislish day eards to in lawsa d, and bne to Guea notifg imfending change I addres. Juty 15 Yars and Communion, said asod bye and act of m mid morning in fie drigle with guard a two Engha ordelies o hilf with my year. Parsid my replarment at he gate, a chptain Lasdol whod who I oget Hommande, 1113/714, tims out to cover about Jwl ace and to hold 373 Brilish, mosly from Crate, with theee Australians, 57.3. W, all medical, I though one is no recoanised, Two of them in the 7/.1. mor, one, smit, a re capable lad, all from 2/ 4d. Cunt. They bitl me that they think 6th Dn is back home, Charps atl go out in parthes to various jobs of hard labour, and Place continis Strafe Co. where min sutenced for Sarios misdemeanous do solid pack dull for 2n5 weeks. ace sumes pretty witl n, and my smt is good. Furer of h sos in my bnck, but agpmen is vent poor, very hard tget dings, work manlly with Red P Stuff. II have a good Watman and te habl my inue boots recold with English Carker. One other Arice here, 3/ Br, near us t Exte. Barracks locked at Ap.m: - I have a good one, and mers on my own. Gy Sanitaterskaks fair English a better French - Oots ant ministr. Sick parade at 7 p.m., 20- 00d came on, tustative tryout of new doc. IAlondde us are an Italian labour compound and a Colish, and a Geny militai training schol were right alonginde he wistrailwant-line.I
July 16 Ramp 1942- Cheicked thruncsh about 15 land cases and kulled my his ook upper L. Ent. inersos on ordely Swrith no th waring enealts, but not bord Bun Imost of morning Better day to day. 0r8 A parade A Ever, 40 to-night depute t but I don't think II was too pott. monow must see Commandant abovt from Soak Co. who were kept on puck drill a Against my recommendation, and about check. lie wich appear to be present in the place. tuched work at about 10.30 p.m. 166 465 Jul 171 dusteveryshan 1942 Nothin a much to write about – ordinary ss o day I tad occasion to ses fommanden my perition iegarding man in Strake lo. whn th ret pick, and he, Dirn dustanding my g nions Clase off the handley a lit. Gasable A H Ahaser Geny Bops Catle te sight of him, Smather nich paraded 6. Bight.
Jal 181 this se Sicers & 2 men Nothing to report. Cuet. Had the renan Samitaber. Wubrites in for a cup of Cea, wy nice chap. The 7 hn lnad has aheped O D Tilty 79 Slept in saw my sick then camp received a nnt from 20 men, inlending Capt. Audan, who had come dern to playe the men te at Nootball, while I had lunch Audan had a cup of ea, all in she presence of the English speaking guard whs bondet me You from OHenlln, And who them took yr accon the rroad to the match which was being played bn the Cocal ground- very sord drawn asue 5.5. Eofet. aJ.B.O. from the. Welch OB. . Grven who is quite severy chap and whose company oficer was 1 tod Entertauned vrito to eh (mendid) and a y short concert akenends. 53odd on wi parade Comight.
Jul 20 L. Bill Stnthes N.B distal is a ra ehill 142 Rohing much doing today. Hew Givniral in change of Stalag Irspected the place, I came into my Prom I askeld if I wanted Anything, and went out again 26 dpoct asps a sne and ae etii 260 26 Jul 21 fond m and excapes pacening whall as diren 2 ec an re bat finmon 40 apeitated and L at tifft l ia apps 4 yous mon numenca e afes fosihen is o soya wnt taten io thas smiting reae bt a 1942 Hoting Co. report
Juty 22 22d Jnnst exapes from the t fews gubally encoluaging. Gussis Hll hiolding on Enallsh Fan nen received) month ofd man home. 1942 Much asusual extremely dificult to obtain medical supplies from the authorities anything asled ford is either hnck of the lists or spplid in Ggrealy reduced q uas ities. 10 Jilly 23 ses Heary rain to Laye o some I working paris came m early Johers Clater were poaked o he sing Recommended that they beballowed remain in to monow to get closses thoroughly dued. ewrt Tutin aa mantuchel it host nost abou bs fo s spminalfua palot wactol wo b o s n hag i o sffer o lo e o Ctnlik Cd. Man .
Jily 24 whos linether Iicir pem. Stalag visited place to day geniall looking cove I convers tion consined of my regretting mability to speak Gunan alld This breguetting his lack of Oalian and French. hear that the Ebelentmant has written ts Stalag complaining o sixe of sick. pavades. number of mn of-wrk (and my Babolaging of working partiest by leiping ment in canp? I will be interesting to see what happend. Suity 25 Johing to reports. amed like hell m taw t Lane ber bat ant ai a Bo to e e en ne a oha tehnelan. hbnss a be fere w lle t nas altow.
Sunday Jur 26 Septin Every little 1o do. ladoe Bill Kinst gave C.A. S. Service this aftemnoon and though he could not come to my room for tea, I saw him in the Recocation Hall. Hhe told me that the N.Z. M. Op. captued in the desit and taken to Haly had been repathiated, including ove de the hor Ealy sick- parade to allow he lads to tum on a Concet. whote letters to Glad and B Joumn &Ead. and two eards one to Stalag asking him to foward she oher to L. Rana, my prediceusor le. In it asked him if he would cane to sell me one of his uiforns - maybe a bitcheeky, but I hope he does not mind 141 27 Ellis book my letter for Stalag and Rana across to the fice his monding and Genrl Sanitater came back soons afterwards saying that Rommandant was very annoyed that I had withen direct, and not pent it through him. conchy old lugger ? His probably within his rights to kick so I asked the Banitater to tell him that I had done so merely through ignorance of he dull I/s further coments OHappeals that he old boy did write to Talag about that number Iduts through pickners because today a Genian 7. A. cane up and chucked them all but did not reverse a pingle one of my decisions One in the exe for the old bog. wrote a note for ward this Eevening to the fect that I knew him to have been a member of the 2 Australian hild Amb in Lybia Greice L Crete Ofices from Stalag addressed the boys and said that letters from Luman P.d.W. were coming in badl and that in pubnoe British G. D.w. would be allowed to write heir ushal number but that only as many would be sent as came in from the Gennand) We would be allowed to receive turce as many as we wrote Read John Parchans Crigapry of Julis Cacsar very interlting
July 28 Nen commandant arived to day to take over while the old one has his leave a Received a card from fisnon catholiqne Enuise in faveur Ides prisonnis de Cquene Fnibonog (ise) forwarding message "All well. Hope receiving lettrs. Love Glad" folly goed but pone hopes! same appears in "Camp Hos in the inclanmed parcels list Addoess is jor John Dalandin WX 332 which argues one sent from home before they had leamed my P. Dw Cumber Shrote card afflying for it. found some lice on one of lads on pick- parade me do him amanging for inspection of eveyone on Tunday fet a lad sich Fowler, from Twindon. knows some of the streets which I remember and thinks he knows Aenty's busmess. Rained all last night and very heavily this tmonngn wt s a e . Ca swt was bdst hot balld ko tl Lat Sul , hat o may as also hast hor laste f oes ds Damaning at al fieseag s amo e ad 1001 16 July 29 Appears that the Commandant has not gone on leave and that yesterday's visitor was an sfficer from Naleg. oohing much doing to day. Spent most ofit reading and got through or those books. Leads S. o Pshillips man I confidence, was summoned to Stalag for an interiow and did not return Staleg sending for his kit which had been searched in his absence. Then annoyed by this treabening to stay in it an explanation be not forth coming I Sined for a walk to day but the Samitater prepered toonow lecause I pressure I work was for to day pince it was reasonably fine and now Ar Im ready for bed the rain is beoming down outside Sams Iimn out oflinck. kno guenhon sea i an a a hblo him to bot shr bn aa Boal meal ahot t af Enfite sses nt t inene any k hend nt f fint t a bl t a ate has i ao bebual wsh mfollig Hlak

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