The Prisoner of War, volume 1 number 3
Production date
1942
Description
Issued in July 1942 to next of kin. The journal contains: a message from the editor; a story on the contents of special Christmas parcels which are already being sent to the camps; extracts of letters from prisoners of war to their families; group photographs from the camps; reports of visits to Stalag XXI A, Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft I, Stalag VII A, Marlag und Milag Nord, Sulmona camp 78, Capua camp 66, Servigliano camp 59, Caserta Hospital, Rezzanello camp 17, Padulla camp 35, Morigi De Piacenza and Chiavari camp 52; games and sports played in the camps; 'What I saw at Oflag VI B' by Andre de Blonay; third instalment of 'I was a prisoner of war once' by Winston Churchill MP; a story on the study courses available in the camps; and instructions for knitting a scarf or a blanket for a prisoner of war from scraps of wool.
Collection Type
Archives
Level of Current Record
item
Language
Catalogue Number
JWO/7/6/3