The things which really are short are good cigarettes, Soap and Bread. We haven't any Bread to spare but the locals will swap anything for Soap and things, tins of Bully, sardines, prepared meals etc, which none of us really want after the good fare we can get in exchange for then....
L/Cpl. Beasley worked at Messrs, William Cottons, Ltd., Loughborough, and served for nine years in the Leicestershire Territorials. He was captured in Norway. He has written to his parents he is well. He has received parcels from Loughborough, including cigarettes from the Mayor's Fund. ...