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News Sheet No 42 May 1945

The News Sheet of the Canadian Prisoner of War Relatives Association. This edition covers Victory in Europe, the death of President Roosevelt, the liberation of Canadian POWs, assembly centres for released POWs, the seizure of German POW records,…

News-sheet of the British Prisoners of War Relatives' Association February 1945

The news-sheet covers the return of prisoners of war and issues that they will face, POW letters from the Far East, Prisoners and Parliament, Camp visits by the YMCA, Prison Camps as schools of Citizenships, Next-of-kin Parcels, International Red…

Tags: aircrew; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965); demobilisation; entertainment; prisoner of war; prisoner of war arts and crafts; Red Cross; sport; Stalag 4B; Stalag 7A; Stalag 8B; Stalag Luft 3; Stalag Luft 4

Next of Kin Parcel

A label for a parcel sent to John Taplin by his father.

Tags: aircrew; prisoner of war; Red Cross; Stalag 8B

Observer brevet and Stalag VIIIB identity tag

Sergeant A Yates's observer brevet and his identity tag when at Stalag VIIIB, number 27042

Tags: aircrew; observer; prisoner of war; Stalag 8B

Operation Kassel

This is an account of 142 Squadron crew operation to Kassel, written by rear gunner Bob Henderson. The plane was attacked by a night fighter and the crew had to bale out. It continues with an account of Bob evading and capture, before being reunited…

Tags: 1 Group; 142 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bale out; C-47; crash; Dulag Luft; evading; fear; killed in action; mine laying; P-51; prisoner of war; RAF Grimsby; shot down; Stalag 8B; Stirling; strafing; the long march; Typhoon; Wellington

P R Trevayne - Last Flight of Stirling BK604

A detailed account of the last flight of a Stirling operation on Hamburg.

Tags: aircrew; bale out; Dulag Luft; killed in action; prisoner of war; RAF Newmarket; Red Cross; shot down; Stalag 8B; Stirling; the long march

Plan of Stalag VIIIB

A plan of the layout of all the sections of the camp.

Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag 8B

Postcard from Harold Dryhurst to Kaye Wagstaff

Thanks her for her letters and says he is fit and well. Asks if she would like to be his pin up girl and ask for photographs.

Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag 8B

Postcard from Harold Dryhurst to Kaye Wagstaff

First correspondence to someone he knew but forgot her surname. Notes he landed in his unfortunate predicament. Hopes she still has his photograph and that he might see her soon.

Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag 8B