TCD MS 10823 folio 41 recto
[Sept/Oct 1918] officers had got parcels. Officers <who had seen> parcels <addressed to them> arrived in the cart often found that their names were not on the list. Complaints were discouraged by the imprisonment of the complainant. On going to draw a parcel the officer would stand in front of a grill, and a German would open his parcel, tell him how many tins there were in it; these would be at once put away in a locker in another locked room. Soap or bacon would be cut up into small pieces before being handed over. Bread likewise was cut up into four pieces before being given to us. In order to draw any of the tins, a list had to be put in shewing what tins were required, and you would then have to bring a number of plates or glass jars. The Germans would then open the tins and pour the contents onto the plates and if these were not sufficient everything would be poured in together. The Commandant came in one day and cursed one of the Germans for not cutting up the sardines before handing them over.
A miniature golf course, two tennis courts and two Squash racket courts had been built inside the wire in order to provide a certain amount of exercise and amusement, but for a long time during the summer the Commandant had shut all these up and prevented officers from using them.
The day after we arrived there an officer made a very gallant attempt to climb over the wire in broad daylight: he reached the top wire but it unfortunately gave way under his weight and he had to bolt back into the camp, where after an