Alfred Thomas – Long March Diary and Transcript
Transcription of Long March Diary
| Date | Description |
| 23/1/1945 | Left Lamsdorf |
| 24/1/1945 | Blank |
| 25/1/1945 | Cabbage Soup at Munsterburg |
| 26/1/1945 | Frankenstein |
| 27/1/1945 | Riechenback |
| 28/1/1945 | Barley soup Schweidnity big licks (?) |
| 29/1/1945 | State farm among cattle. Johno had scoff. Porrage (sic) for breakfast. Milk off Pole |
| 30/1/1945 | Rest Day |
| 31/1/1945 | Jauer. Passed through Miaesl (?) with circus. Ditched the sledge |
| 1/2/1945 | Goldberg |
| 2/2/1945 | Pilgrimsdorf. Spuds for dinner |
| 3/2/1945 | Spick joined us. 1 meat roll. Lowendorf |
| 4/2/1945 | Rauban. Last tin salmon |
| 5/2/1945 | Arrived 8A Gorlitz |
| 6-12/2/1945 | Gorlitz |
| 13/2/1945 | Gerry barracks. Bautzin |
| 14/2/1945 | 35 kilo (kms) Church Pulswitz |
| 15/2/1945 | Konigsbruck |
| 16/2/1945 | Meissen |
| 17/2/1945 | Lamnatch |
| 18/2/1945 | Rist |
| 19/2/1945 | Dobeln |
| 20/2/1945 | Lusnig (?) |
| 21/2/1945 | Bad Lausnik |
| 22/2/1945 | Borna |
| 23/2/1945 | Worchwitz |
| 24/2/1945 | Zeitz (?) |
| 25/2/1945 | Nr Eisenburg about 6k |
| 26/2/1945 | Rest Day |
| 27/2/1945 | Jena |
| 28/2/1945 | 12 kilos on road to Weimar |
| 1/3/1945 | Meligen |
| 2/3/1945 | Faggs (sic) finished Spick left us. Lidenback |
| 3/3/1945 | Zabblon (?) |
| 4/3/1945 | Rest |
| 5/3/1945 | Knackerbrot |
| 6/3/1945 | 1 Knackerbrot fat soup Stedtfelt |
| 7/3/1945 | Ober Suhl – no ration |
| 8/3/1945 | Rest Pea soup |
| 9/3/1945 | Honebach 2 Knackers |
| 10/3/1945 | Gorla Bread and meat |
| 11/3/1945 | Frielingan |
| 12/3/1945 | Stalag 9A Liegenhain |
| 13/3/1945 | Carrot soup Klim(?) marg tin full 7 to loaf 1800 grammes |
| 14/3/1945 | Mixed veg soup 7 to loaf Fam (?) |
| 15/3/1945 | Turnip soup 10 to loaf marg |
| 16/3/1945 | Mixed veg 6 to loaf cheese. Broken bread |
| 17/3/1945 | Turnip soup 7 to loaf 20 grams marg |
| 18/3/1945 | Pea soup 7 to loaf 50 grams marg |
| 19/3/1945 | Mixed veg soup 7 to loaf Jam |
| 20/3/1945 | Mixed veg soup 7 to loaf marg |
| 21/3/1945 | Mixed veg soup 10 marg – to 7A |
| 22/3/1945 | Mixed veg soup 10 to loaf cheese 3 fags |
| 23/3/1945 | Barley and spud soup 6 to loaf marg |
| 24/3/1945 | Barley and spud soup 7 to loaf and marg |
| 25/3/1945 | Pea soup Buhs(?) 7 to loaf and marg |
| 26/3/1945 | Mixed veg soup 7 to loaf marg 3 fags (?) |
| 27/3/1945 | Pea soup 7 to loaf cheese sold ½ 1 bread |
| 28/3/1945 | Pea soup 7 to loaf marg 1 parcel 10 men |
| 29/3/1945 | Turnip Soup 7 to loaf marg |
| 30/3/1945 | Boys marched out. Barley soup ? 16 6 to loaf marg cheese |
| 31/3/1945 | Free 6 arm ? ? 3nd (6th armoured division American 3rd?) |
| 1-8/4/1945 | Blank |
| 9/4/1945 | Flew home |
| 10/4/1945 | Leave |
| 12/4/1945 | 2 clothing parcels Oct & Nov(?) |
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