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Explore Erith George Budge's meticulous record detailing Thom's Army Detention Barracks stay. Uncover new insights into the Defence Force and Jehovah's Witnesses' interactions with these boys.

Thomas Budge's father, Erith George Budge, kept a meticulous file of all correspondence pertaining to Thom's incarceration in Army Detention Barracks in Voortrekkerhoogte, Pretoria. This record reveals hitherto unpublished nuances to the way the Defence Force and Jehovah's Witnesses used these boys.