- Contributed by听
- A7431347
- People in story:听
- Patricia Cornelius
- Location of story:听
- Richmond upon Thames
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A3967590
- Contributed on:听
- 28 April 2005
THIS STORY WAS SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE'S WAR WEBSITE BY JOHN YOUNG OF 大象传媒 SOUTH EAST ON BEHALF OF PATRICIA CORNELIUS, AND HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE SITE WITH HER PERMISSION. SHE UNDERSTANDS THE SITE'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
I was a language shorthand typist working on Ham Common, near Richmond upon Thames, from 1940-45. I spoke French and German. My job was to write down the replies of men who were being interrogated as suspected foreign spies.
We would see the men walking around the exercise area in what was known as Camp 020. One day early on in my job, I asked what had happened to one particular man, as I hadn't seen him there for some time. I was told: "Didn't you know, he's been strung up?"
I was delighted at this because so many of our boys were being killed, and I just thought -- that's one less for them. I was so delighted, I can't tell you. I was so furious that all the boys I knew were being killed -- they were so brave. This happened many more times, and my feelings were always the same.
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