John Mansell's prisoner of war notes

John Mansell's prisoner of war notes

Flying Officer E J Mansell’s details the march from Belaria to Luckenwalde. Diary begins in the centre compound of Stalag Luft 3 (Belaria camp). He left Belaria on 27th January 1944 being moved to other camps as the Russian front advanced from the east.
Notes cold, lack of water, and harsh conditions. Stopovers were in Groß Selten, Spremberg, Hoyerswerda.
Contain a recollection of Winston Churchill being a prisoner of war in 1899 and Noel Coward’s poem “Lie in the dark and Listen”.
One page is devoted to signatures of prisoners.

13 handwritten sheets in a book

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