No further development on yesterday's list. Another example of British officers in their true colours in the camp.
Major Ashton Rose and Padre Strong had an exchange of strong and heated words in the presence of Capt Phropet(sic) & Dinnen. Rose struck Strong who fell. Our gallant spectators made no attempt to help. Padre Strong has only just came out of hospital and is not fit and not a young man and also a parson, it means little in our camp. Maxim "only help where it helps to help yourself".
Things are now developing. The working parties upon returning were inspected like we were and names taken. This I now feel must be for a draft. I am closer to going this time than ever before.
Had a hot bath just in case we leave (sic) and spent the evening packing(sic).
23 Mar 1944, Leo Landau's wartime diary
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