The Prisoner of War, volume 1 number 4
Production date
1942
Description
Issued August 1942 to next of kin. The journal contains: a message from the editor; guidance on writing letters to prisoners of war; reports of visits to camp 75 Bari, camp 65 Gravina, camp 38 Poppi, Stalag III D, Oflag IV C, Stalag IV A, Stalag IV C, Stalag IX C, Oflag IX A/H, Bau und Arbeits Battalions 20 and 40, Bau und Arbeits Battalions 48 and 21 and Stalag IX B; a story on a camp school in Stalag VIII B by the headmaster; games and sports played in the camps; extracts of letters from prisoners of war to their families; group photographs from the camps; guidance on what to include in a first next of kin parcel; fourth instalment of 'I was a prisoner of war once' by Winston Churchill MP; instructions for knitting a pair for gloves for a prisoner of war; and letters from readers to the editor.
Collection Type
Archives
Level of Current Record
item
Language
Catalogue Number
JWO/7/6/4