The Prisoner of War, volume 1 number 5
Production date
1942
Description
Issued September 1942 to next of kin. The journal contains: a message from the editor; a story on repacking next of kin parcels in the packing centre; reports of visits to Stalag Luft III, Dulag Luft, Stalag VII A, Stalag XVIII A, Stalag XVIII D, Stalag XX A, Stalag XX B, Stalag VIII B, camp 12 Vincigliata, Morigi di Piacenza, Caserta Hospital, camp 38 Poppi, camp 59 Servigliano, camp 78 Sulmona and camp 66 Capua; games and sports played in the camps to keep happy and healthy; in my kitchen by a Major at Oflag IV C; extracts of letters from prisoners of war to their families; group photographs from the camps; a story on a flag day to raise funds for prisoners of war; fifth instalment of 'I was a prisoner of war once' by Winston Churchill MP; and instructions for knitting a pair for socks for a prisoner of war.
Collection Type
Archives
Level of Current Record
item
Language
Catalogue Number
JWO/7/6/5