Typhus
In Camp, Treatment and WelfareThere were several outbreaks of Typhus at Stalag VIIIB (344) Lamsdorf, and at VIIIF, the Soviet POW's camp. The difference was that at VIIIB the medical officers enforced what would now be called a lock-down.
A lot of the British and other…
Kate Bonnefous – Sentenced to Death
Capture, Escape and Evasion, Post-war experiences, Resistance, Treatment and WelfareSentenced to Death
(Compiled by Brian Cooper)
With her American friend, Etta Shiber, Kate Bonnefous sheltered and organised the escape from occupied France of evaders following the withdrawal of the British Army from France to the UK in…
Thomas James Edwards’ War Diary
Capture, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, War DiarySgt. Thomas James Edwards, known as “Jim” to his friends and family, was also my Grandpa. He served in the RAF with the 502 Squadron during World War II. In September 1942, his plane was shot down, and he became a prisoner of war at Stalag…
Lieutenant Dudley Stewart-Smith’s diaries 1918
Capture, In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, War DiarySome account of my stay in Germany as a prisoner of war and of the curious people I met there, beginning on April 18th, the date on which I was captured at Givenchy, when serving with the 1st Black Watch.
It is said that as soon as a man…
The case of Wadim GREENEWICH
Capture, In Camp, Treatment and WelfareFrom Brian Cooper. 13/07/024. Data source: UK National Archives FO 950/1151
Mr Greenewich, a naturalised British citizen, was employed in the Passport Control Office of the British Legation in Sofia. He was held in Germany from 25 May 1942…
JUST ANOTHER COUNTRY BOY and an unwilling guest of Hitler – The Life of Ken Latheron
Capture, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Post-war experiences, Published accounts, Treatment and Welfare, War DiaryThe Life of Ken Latheron. Compiled and edited by Julia Stephen.
"For some years my friends and relations have asked me to write my memories of the
Second World War and of my incarceration in various Stalags in Poland and Upper
Silesia. This…
Gordon Bourner #6403285 Royal Sussex Regiment. War Time Account.
Capture, Escape and Evasion, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary, WorkIntroduction
Gordon Bourner - Private Number 6403285, Royal Sussex Regiment - began his training in Brighton in January 1940 (having enlisted in September 1939?). This is his account of his wartime life.
Gordon, my father, wouldn’t talk…
Robert Matthews No. 5384624. POW experiences
In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, War DiaryAt Lamsdorf Camp my head was shaven (I was so weak and had dizzy spells).
Blechhammer Working Party was made up of 800 men – we were in the middle
of the forest, set to work clearing trees and digging foundations. Our daily rations
were…
Repatriation of Prisoners of War
Post-war experiences, Treatment and Welfare, UncategorisedAt the end of war, prisoners were progressively liberated and repatriated to their 'home' countries. Many men had been imprisoned for many years. All had suffered traumas of varying sorts and in varying degrees. Assimilation back into post-war…
Carolyn Phillips – a child POW of the Japanese
In Camp, Treatment and WelfareDave Lovell, Chair of Trustees, The Online Memorial and Museum of Prisoners of War. 06/09/2023
Interview with a child prisoner held by the Japanese during WWII.
Can I have your full name and date of birth?
I am Carolyn Agnes Carson Phillips,…