At the beginning of September, we were again warned that a further draft would be leaving in the near future. Many who had come nearly to the end of their tether, with the monotony of the present camp, eagerly volunteered for the chance of new surroundings, as popular feeling held the view that any change would be for the better than the existence we were leading at present. We should certainly have not been so enthusiastic had we been able to foresee the events to come.
When the draft was formed, we were given a medical check, which included a glass tube being inserted in one's rear, as the Japanese were scared of dysentery being spread in Japan. We were also given some extra clothing.
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