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Private J. D. Caves: The Long Journey Home

5 November 1943 Stalag VIIIA, Görlitz, Germany

5 November 1943 Stalag VIIIA, Görlitz, Germany

My Own Darling Jean,

My first letters may have worried you and Mum a little. But rest assured conditions in this camp are extremely good and there is now no need to worry over my welfare. I'll soon be on my feet again and regain lost weight. I am now in a new hut with only two of our lot - all the rest have been here a year or so and getting regular mail and parcels from home (Aust & NZ). There are plenty of books and cards in this hut and many have lent me clothes while mine are washing. It rains a lot now but our hut is dry and warm. The nights are long - dark from 5:30pm to 7:30am. Lights out at 9pm and hot water comes in the morning at 7:30 for making tea or cocoa out of Red Cross parcels. Have ½ issue loaf with jam then rice and macaroni at 10am, vegetable soup at 4pm, meat Thurs and Sun. Hot water at 12 and 5:30pm also. The parcels with meats, biscuits, jam, butter, pudding, milk, etc. are great. Thus you see Dear life is not too bad eh!