The fourteenth edition of the Military Stobsiade brings some observations on being a prisoner of war, taken from the diary of an old captive. This is followed by the fairy tale “About the Old House” and another essay portrays camp personalities. The work-camp review reports mainly on the camps in Crawford, Hairmyres, and the school in Catterick. It ends with club reports and a prize competition. Full edition available here.
The thirteenth edition of the Military Stobsiade begins with Poem by Goethe. Number 13 reports on the two biggest work camps: Dalmellington (Loch Doon) and Kinlochleven. In addition it reports on the naval work camp in Glendevon and the Work Camp Review covers a sports day in Crawford. A short essay describes one of the modest pleasures of imprisonment, the doubtful Joy of The First Light, while a poem celebrates the Stobs Dog Days of summer. It ends with club reports and charitable donations. Full edition available here.
The twelfth edition of the Military Stobsiade begins with a poem by Joseph Baron von Eichendorff [1788-1857] called A Wanderer’s Maxim. It describes life in the work camp at Grantham. Then reports on the military hospital which is attached to our camp. The camp chronicle details the arrival of new comrades and the competitions being held for them. There is also something new to report about Hieronymus, while a poem expresses the longing with which the “old prisoners” are hoping to be exchanged soon. It ends with a prize exercise. Full edition available here.