The discovery of the forbidden relationships often revealed much about the local communities, be it a factory or a village. Denunciations were common, although they were not always motivated by the fact that a foreign POW was seen with a local woman. Numerous denunciations resulted from outrage at indecent behavior, adultery, or excessive noise. Guards were perhaps the most frequent discoverers of forbidden relations (it was their duty to prevent them and to periodically search the prisoners' possessions), but a number of guards warned the couples or tacitly tolerated the relations.

Moves with the military bands, pipes, drums and buglers to the fighting fronts. It will show the practical uses of music in the field and on board ships as an important marker for servicemen’s daily schedules. This section will also outline musicians’ roles in battle. It will show that while Bandsmen in regular infantry units often acted as stretcher bearers, those who enlisted from August 1914 and served in Territorial battalions did a great many other jobs. It will also show that the formation of bands was driven largely by the men themselves.