The Prisoner of War, volume 1 number 8

Production date
1942

Description
Issued December 1942 to next of kin. The journal contains: a message from the editor; the Duke of Gloucester's broadcast appeal for prisoners of war week; Christmas in the camps; diary of Commander Beattie VC describing life in a German naval camp; eighth instalment of 'I was a prisoner of war once' by Winston Churchill MP; fun and games in the camps; extracts of letters from prisoners of war to their families; group photographs from the camps; reports of visits to Stalag Luft III, Stalag VIII B, Stalag VII A, Stalag XVIII A, Stalag XVIII B, Reserve Lazaret Graz IV and III B, camp 41 Montalbo, camp 59 Servigliano, camp 29 Viano and camp 68 Vetralla;


examination results from the camps; instructions for knitting a balaclava for a prisoner of war; and answers to frequently asked questions about prisoners of war.
Collection Type
Archives
Level of Current Record
item
Language
Catalogue Number
JWO/7/6/8

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