LIFE IN PRISON CAMP

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24142, 8 December 1941, Page 6

LIFE IN PRISON CAMP

NEW ZEALANDER'S ACCOUNT

WORK On canal building (0.c.) WHANGAREI, Sunday The working conditions of New Zealand prisoners of war in Germany are described in a letter received from Private Stuart Wilson by his father, Mr. W. A. Wilson, of Helensville. Private Wilsioji formerly lived in Whangarei, and went overseas with the Secon Echelon. V "I "fought in Greece, and when wa were surrounded I, with eight others, escaped into the hills and for t"" 0 months evaded capture, leading a lie of hardship," Private Wilson writes. "Eventuallv we were caught on the island of Lemnos, four hours' sail from Turkey, and freedom. "We were sent to Salonika, where there were many more of our menLife here was tough. Next we we.e sent to a base camp in Germany an then drafted out to various wor in => camps. I am with a party of 60 me, » mostly Australians and New ea landers, and we are constructing cam , working 10 hours a day for o£ days week, for which we are paid Is day. v "The food is good enough to Keep the pangs of hunger at bay," he f "Breakfast, is bread and coffee, dinner is stew and potatoes and tea, ®° stew. On Sundays we get jam cheese, and a dash of either//j eer wine. As British soldiers we still a some slight standing."