LIFE IN RHULEBEN CAMP
SULLIVAN'S DEPARTURE. ' A CHEERFUL COMRADE. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. COPYRIGHT.] (Received, This Dav at 8.50. a.m.) LONDON, March 14. A comrade who was with Sullivan, the sculler, in the Rbulcben Camp in Germany, informs the Australian Association that Sullivan’s departure from Rhuleben would be sorely felt, as he was the life of the camp. He 1 was never downhearted, and his cheeriness and breeziness did much to keep up the Britishers’ morale, especially during the deplorable conditions of the first- winter, when Sullivan and others were forced tr sleep on straw in the horse-boxes, with no heating appliances. He organised deputations to the Camp Commandant protesting against the poor food and other conditions. He secured permission to prepare- a football and cricket ground, and obtained a modification of the regulations against holding matches. He used to entertain his comrades with tales of his varied rowing and* boxing experiences, and many racing stories of his New Zealand life... He was largely responsible for the formation of the Dominion Colonial Prisoners Club, where a prominent feature of cam]) life was a large circle of friends who kept him well supplied with comforts and parcels.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1918, Page 2
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