1 CANADIAN TRANSIT CAMP (X PW)

Lt-Col Vincent McKenna, MC, ED.

Commanding Officer.

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1. WELCOME to Canadian Transit Camp (X PW)

• OBJECT – to make you as comfortable as possible and to provide an early return to “Blighty”.

• DIAGRAM OF CAMP – see reverse side of this sheet.

• RECEPTION DRILL – This is laid on in order that you may be immediately ready for despatch as soon as planes are available.
• Debus on Square – heavy kit may be left there and picked up later.
• Halt for latrines as required.
• Medical inspection.
• Documentation.
• Clothing.
• Prepare for showers in the dressing room.
• Showers.
• Dress in clean clothes and discard old clothing in receptacles provided.
• Red Cross for free issue of cigs, sweets, razor, soap, etc.
• Dusting.
• Pick up kit left at point “A” and proceed to Coys for quartering – twin beds provided (upper and lower)
• Food at last and then freedom to go and come as you please.
• Interrogation on a voluntary basis.
• Pay normally follows dusting but may come after your meal.

• RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
• Dry Canteen – “Rest Awhile”, operated by the British Council of Voluntary Workers and Cdn Auxiliary Services, providing tea, cigs, various games such as ping-pong, etc writing and reading facilities, plus dance bands or other music.
• Wet Canteen – “Half Way House”, operated by this unit.  The beer is only a fair substitute for “Mild and Bitter”.
• Movies or “Flicks” – whichever you prefer, are held in the building as noted on the reverse side.
• Gift Shops. – attractive articles may be purchased at the two “Gift Shops” for your wives, sweethearts or children.  One of these is in the Dry Canteen operated by the Canadian YMCA, and the other as shown on the diagram, by the Voluntary Army Welfare Services, 21 Army Gp.

• MONEY EQUIVALENTS

Canadian      English          French           Belgian          Dutch             German

$ 1.00             £0.4.6             45 Frs             40 Frs             2 Glds & 37c 9 Marks

• DEPARTURE

Your stay here will be short – 12 to 48 hours in most cases, and you will then be despatched by air.  This unit receives about 1 hour’s notice before actual departure, in which time personnel must be notified by loud speaker, collected by serials on the square, issued embarkation cards (AFs W 3060) in duplicate, embus, given haversack lunch and despatched to the airfield.

There is no desire on the part of this unit to restrict your comings and goings but remember if you are not around when your serial is called, you will miss your plane and must wait over.

BEST OF LUCK, GOD BLESS

On reverse is a plan of the camp.