Henry Masterman Mist Diaries and Prisoners Pie Magazine
Diaries of Heny Masterman Mist and a copy of Prisoners’ Pie, the Ruhleben Camp magazine. Learn more.
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1916. June 6. About a dozen prisoners left camp for England. Mostly invalides.
June 26. Am. Ambassador Gerard inspected the camp. Party of 8 of us had a salad and wine supper in studio to celebrate winding up of the Arts and Crafts Exhib.
June 27. Am. Ambassadore in again today.
June 28. About 40 men from Str. Brussels taken while en route from Holland to Eng. brought into camp this p.m.
July 5 Some disgusting stuff called "margarine" given out in place of jam at kitchen.
BC Archives, MS-2570 / Box 1 File 2 / MIST, Henry Masterman / Diary, Ruhleben, 06 Feb 1915 - 06 Mar 1918.