Army Nurses With Former Pows

Transfer of POWs to German camps from camps in Italy

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Italy formally entered WWII on June 10, 1940, implementing the Pact of Steel, which had been signed by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini on May 22, 1939. As a consequence of the surrender of Italy in September 1943 POWs held in camps in Italy…
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Arthur Burkett – The Long March story (unfinished)

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Arthur Burkett - The Long March Epilogue by Linda Burkett. This is from the larger note book, as Arthur was writing his story from the smaller diaries, but sadly he never finished. Arthur died in 1971, aged 53years old. This is his…
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Arthur Burkett – Long March Diary (transcribed by Linda Burkett)

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Arthur Burkett – Long March Diary. 5th March – 28 April 1945 Copyright Linda Burkett Author’s notes. I never met Arthur as I met his son just after his death in 1971. It’s ironic the many references of trying to get cigarettes,…
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Arthur Lovell – Long March Diary and transcript

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Arthur Lovell was captured on 20th May 1940 on the outskirts of Amiens in north east France. As far as we know he only kept a diary for the year 1945 and we wonder 'where did he get it from?' The first entry is for 21st January 1945 and starts…
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Prisoners bound as a result of the Dieppe Raid

The Dieppe raid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_Order led to uncomfortable consequences for the POWs in Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf. On 19th August 1942, during the raid on Dieppe, Canadian Brigadier William Wallace Southam took a copy…
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Repatriation of sick prisoners

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The International Committee for the Red Cross arranged for sick prisoners to be repatriated on a number of occasions. A lot of information is available here: http://www.anzacpow.com/Part-5-Other-European-Free-Men/chapter_10_-_red_cross_repatriations  Article…