
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS COMMITTEE TELEGRAM No. 420.
dates 17.10.41. received in reply to War Office questionnaire.
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BAU UND ARBEITS BATAILLON 48 WEHRKREIS XXI, visited 12th September 1941.
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63. 68. 75.
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Question. Mens representative Nature of building. How many is camp intended to hold? British medical officers? Sanitary personnel? Heating (central, stoves, fires)? Lighting? Ventilation? How many men per room? Cubic space per man? Beds or bunks? in tiers? how many? Mattresses, blankets, pillows, sheets? Proportion of wash places to personnel? Hot water? Showers? Proportion of latrines to number of personnel? Description of infirmary? Number of sick? How many serious cases? Are all Ps/W in possession of full German official issue? State of boots? What deficiencies need making up? Is all work outside the camp paid and how much? Nature of canteen stock? Is there a British chaplain? Are services held regularly? Protestant? Catholic? Is there a sports ground? Recreation room. Books? Music? Games? How many men without news? How many letters and cards can Ps/W write? Are parcels regular? Are next of kin parcels arriving? Is a copy of the Geneva Convention, in English posted where it can be consulted by every prisoner of war? What is the nature of work? Hours of work? Weekly rest? What is general atmosphere? |
Answer. Dennis Curran 6179. Hutments. 400 British. One doctor. Six. Good. Good. Good.
Twenty. Two tiered. Palliasse, pillow, blanket, Tables, benches. Huts under construction. No. Two.
Two regulation. Thirty beds, bedding. Nineteen. None.
400 uniforms (British) required. Required. Boots.
Four marks weekly. Various articles, beer, lemonade, cigarettes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. 800. Yes. Yes. None
Two cards two letters monthly. Yes. Irregularly.
Yes. Stone roads. Eight daily. Sunday. Excellent |