Henry Masterman Mist Diaries and Prisoners Pie Magazine
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− | Feb. 6. " | + | Feb. 6. "Barenfels" While in bed about |
8 this morning was arrested & brought | 8 this morning was arrested & brought | ||
to Dresden & locked up in the Schiess - | to Dresden & locked up in the Schiess - | ||
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arrival. | arrival. | ||
− | Feb. 8. Monday. All of us Britishers | + | Feb. 8. Monday. All of us Britishers were removed from the jail Sch. |
− | were removed from the jail Sch. | + | Gasse at about 6 a.m. & brought to "Ruhleben" near Spandau |
− | Gasse at about 6 a.m. & brought | + | (Berlin) where we arrived in slush & snow about 2.30 & were |
− | to "Ruhleben" near Spandau | + | shown to our quarters. I am in "Barrack" or Stall No 9 - loft, East |
− | (Berlin) where we arrived in | + | |
− | slush & snow about 2.30 & were | + | |
− | shown to our quarters. I am in | + | |
− | "Barrack" or Stall No 9 - loft, East | + | |
end, in which about 103 men | end, in which about 103 men | ||
live. Other end of loft is of equal | live. Other end of loft is of equal | ||
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are 6 men - making 162 down | are 6 men - making 162 down | ||
stairs & say 200 in loft = 360 in | stairs & say 200 in loft = 360 in | ||
− | all. ( | + | all. (Approx.) |
− | Feb 9. The sun came out & melted | + | Feb 9. The sun came out & melted the snow into slush through which we must walk for our |
− | the snow into slush through | + | |
− | which we must walk for our | + | |
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Sat. 1915 Feb. 6. "Barenfels" While in bed about 8 this morning was arrested & brought to Dresden & locked up in the Schiess - gasse" with about 24 other Britishers white & coloured. Most of these had been in 3 or 4 days before my arrival.
Feb. 8. Monday. All of us Britishers were removed from the jail Sch. Gasse at about 6 a.m. & brought to "Ruhleben" near Spandau (Berlin) where we arrived in slush & snow about 2.30 & were shown to our quarters. I am in "Barrack" or Stall No 9 - loft, East end, in which about 103 men live. Other end of loft is of equal size, and there are 24 boxes down stairs. In each box there are 6 men - making 162 down stairs & say 200 in loft = 360 in all. (Approx.)
Feb 9. The sun came out & melted the snow into slush through which we must walk for our
BC Archives, MS-2570 MIST, Henry Masterman
Box 1 Diary, Ruhleben, 06 Feb 1915 - O6 Mar 1918.
File 2