Unending Seige

Canadian POWs

During the First World War nearly 3,000 Canadians, including several dozen officers, were taken prisoner of war. The officers' daily routine, though not inspiring, seems not to have been too difficult:

Wakeup	0800 hrs
Breakfast	0830 hrs
Reading and/or exercise	until 1300 hrs
Lunch	1300 hrs
Reading and/or exercise	until 1830 hrs
Supper	1830 hrs
Roll call	2030-2100 hrs
Fires out	2200 hrs

These officers had to pay for their meals (about 8 Marks a day, or 15 a month). They were entitled to write two letters and four postcards a month. 73