Fred Hooker's notes after being shotdown

Fred Hooker's notes after being shotdown

Notes kept by Fred Hooker after being shot down. It details the evacuation of the camp from Stalag Luft 7 to Stalag 3A with deaths recorded.

1944-09

1945

Two handwritten sheets from a scrapbook

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Shot Down 12th September 6-30 approx.
Spent first night in Army barracks, one bench between three.
[underlined] 13 September [/underlined] moved to [indecipherable word] Camp; short interrogation; & took ring from me.
First night with out blankets 2 & 3rd night one blanket
first day & half no food or drink; rest of time black coffee & Bread with potatoes in jackets and cabbage for dinner
16 Sep:- started journey to “Room without a bath” (“O. Breasal”) 6-30 in morning. Duration of journey 28 hrs, more confinement until Wednesday morning being interrogated on the Tuesday?
Arrived at Wetzlard [sic] Wednesday afternoon searched again and given a Red Cross Parcel and had a good
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hot shower. First real wash since the [underlined] 12th [/underlined] had a good tea and a good shave after it;
moved on the following evening (Thursday) to P.O.W. Camp. Journey lasting 3 1/2 days; was given Red Cross parcel for journey
Moved to new compound 13th October.
First snow end of November
went to midnight service Xmas
Camp evacuated 19 Jan [inserted] 19 [/inserted] 45 at 3-30 in morning
19-1-45 WINTERFELD
20 Karlsrune
First night march [deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted] duration 14 hours.
[underlined] 21. [/underlined] BAUKWITZ after crossing
[underlined] 22. [/underlined] JENKWITZ
23. WANSEN 2 days
25 HEIQERSDORF
27. PEATTENDORF
[underlined] 28 [/underlined] SCHWEIDWITZ to STANDORF
[underlined] 29 [/underlined] Moved 6 pm in [indecipherable word] arrived [underlined] 30 [/underlined] PETERWITZ
[underlined] 1 [/underlined] PROUDNITZ
[inserted] parade [indecipherable word] A 28 13 41
Oct 22 23 30 19 R4 22 15 [/inserted]
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ORIGINAL NOTES MADE WHILE P.O.W. REVERSE SIDE UN READABLE [sic]