At Christmas 1942, we were overjoyed to be given a Red Cross parcel containing such delicacies as meat, butter, tinned milk, etc., which unfortunately was eaten all too soon. We were also given a few musical instruments and on our rest days we held impromptu concerts, to which the Japanese guards listened most appreciatively. Few of the guards understood English, so we made up our own words to popular songs, which would certainly have shocked the Japanese if they had understood the lyrics.
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