Books photos about executed POWS June 1944

Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra When the soldier moved out, they found loads and loads of food coupon sheets. They recontructed the soldier was a printer and had been printing his own food coupons!

Anyhow, I wonder if billeting was a much documented process. I understand the military more or less went around the houses in a village to ask if and how many soldiers could be housed.

Good luck in your search!

Hanno [/B]

Hi Hanno... and thanks a lot for this little story. I LOVE the intiative of that soldier (even if it was a little wrong it was a lot "right" if hungy people were fed)

My guess is that there probably wasn't a lot of record keeping for the housing/billetting.

I have a really BIG curiousity about the daily lives and habits of the soldiers stationed overseas. Sort of "What was...all in the life of day of the life of a soldier, at work and at ease, when living overseas during WW2" In this case I'm particularly interested in the Royal Winnipegs my Uncle "hung out and worked with"... maybe I should take this curiosity to the RWR's museum website

Thanks again Hanno...very interesting!!! Karmen