Tommy used his logbook as a scrapbook, while George actually used his
as a diary or log. As such it gives some intriguing insights into life
in the camp.
While in the camp, George learned shorthand. He was also one of a number
of radio operators who used their skills to build and operate clandestine
radios. Shorthand skills would be used to copy down news reports that
could be spread among the prisoners keeping them up to date on the war
news. George broke a radio down and hid it in a tobacco tin with tobacco
on top. Desptite intensive searchs by the Germans, this radio was never
found.
Using his shorthand skills, George was able to transcribe a speech
on POW camp medical facilities near the end of the war. Link is below.
.I have broken down the logbook into different sections. (Adobe Acrobat
Reader is required to read the log, you can get it by clicking here.)
These files are rather large and may take some time to load if you do
not have broadband or high speed internet service.
