News Of Peter Bosgard
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y 7 HE following letter, dated January 30, which will he of interest to Papuan residents, was received lately by Mrs. J. Wyatt from Cpl. Peter Bosgard, who is now a prisoner of war in Austria. Cpl. Bosgard was one of the first men to enlist in Papua. 117 E have been in Austria for three \r months now, and are doing well.
The Red Cross is still looking after us, and the Germans are treating us decently. I was very glad to get your letters while I was in Italy, which gave me news of the Papuans.
I was sixteen days at large after Italy threw it in, and it was a most interesting time. I was recaptured near the Swiss border, and am now quite reconciled to my second captivity. It is three years in April since I became a POW —a long time without leave! I feel like an Israelite in bondage. However, it will not be much longer, and the boys are still cheerful.
I hope all our PX’s have come safely through the storm. All my best regards to my Papuan friends.