1900 hrs. Counted out, frequently transported to their workplace (although they sometimes moved on foot), and upon their return, counted in. Proceeding through the only entrance and exit, their 'reward' being ...their personal gift from King George VI, three horrible cigarettes, as quoted by Johannes Heerdegen in his award-winning DVD documentary Journey into the Past. Wherever they worked, their employers paid WARAG for their services. However, PoWs received only approximately 5% of that fee, dependent on their skills, anything from 6d to 6/- a week (2½p to 30p). Surviving PoW Reinhardt Nieke reported in 2005, as a PoW he frequently spent his wages on things such as ...a slice of fruit cake and a bottle of pop. Regulations forbade PoWs from holding on to cash and their remaining 'wages' were placed within a central Welfare fund to be banked and administered by the Camp Adjutant, in liaison with the PoW Camp Committee, from which they collectively benefited. Not all PoWs worked off-camp, there were a number of roles to be fulfilled within the PoW compound and the British lines within the various Mess buildings and offices. The adjacent photograph shows the ornamental gardens to the northern end of the British Junior Ranks' accommodation buildings (painted white), the PoW lines beyond them (painted black with pitch to help with waterproofing). The WO's & Sgt's Mess is out of shot to the right of the photograph. Notice the spectators on the hill top watching an ongoing football match. It is fondly believed locally that, as West Auckland FC won the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy in Turin, Italy by beating FC Winterthur 2 – 0 in 1909 and successfully defended it against Juventus 1 – 6, again in Turin, in 1911, the 1st post-World War II England v Germany football match was allegedly played at Harperley between Crook Town and the PoWs. Contrary to popular belief, the ex-paratrooper and Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann OBE, was never incarcerated in Harperley. Parade Ground The parade ground is situated between the inner gate and spans approximately ⅔ the width of the PoW compound in a southerly direction. On the eastern side is the first building, the Camp Committee hut, and running south, the Kitchen (Küche) then the Canteen (Kantine). The PoW Parade Ground ends at the last row of accommodation buildings. To the west, the first building is the Reception/Medical Centre (a complex of three