The Prisoner of War, volume 1 number 2
Production date
1942
Description
Issued in June 1942 to next of kin. The journal contains: a message from the editor; a story on how the Red Cross searches for those reported missing; reports of visits to Stalag IX C, Obermassfeld Hospital, Oflag IX A/H, Reserve Lazaret Nagold, Sulmona and Montalbo; extracts of letters from prisoners of war to their families; answers to frequently asked questions from next of kin; 'I escaped from France' by Frieda Stewart describing life in two internee camps; a story about shows and concerts held in the camps; a list of items that cannot be included in next of kin parcels; second instalment of 'I was a prisoner of war once' by Winston Churchill MP; a story on the organisation required to get the parcels into the camps; letters to the editor; and instructions for knitting a pullover for a prisoner of war.
Collection Type
Archives
Level of Current Record
item
Language
Catalogue Number
JWO/7/6/2