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Mower's comparison of camps at the beginning and end of the war
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He describes their capture by the Germans (just prior to the Dunkirk evacuation) and transfer to various POW camps.
Birthday postcard to Richard from Todd Hawkins
Colour drawing of Pinocchio and birthday greetings.
Caricatures of fellow prisoners
Title 'Place red on red and clamp'.
Head portraits of 29 men as well as other figures. Most have individual speech bubble quotes.
Head portraits of 29 men as well as other figures. Most have individual speech bubble quotes.
Two colour drawings - Two airmen, and a German guard and tunneller
On the left a drawing of two airmen,. One standing with mug shouting at another sitting at a table on which is a mug.
Top right - a German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle, walking in rain away from fence while underneath him is…
Top right - a German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle, walking in rain away from fence while underneath him is…
Two drawings
Left side - a Dornier aircraft in a dive with airbrakes out and crew with cockpit ejected from the front.
Right a prisoner carrying many pots and pans walking towards a building with smoke issuing and worried man sticking his head out the door.
Right a prisoner carrying many pots and pans walking towards a building with smoke issuing and worried man sticking his head out the door.
Escaping prisoner
A prisoner emerging from tunnel under camp wire fence, illuminated by German guard with torch. Captioned 'Nocturne'.
Sleeping prisoner
A man sleeping in bed covered by blanket.
Folder
Folder with drawings. Label text 'The drawings of 'Todd' W/O GCG Hawkins RAF, drawn whilst a prisoner of war in Germany during World War 2 1939-1945. Brought back from Germany by his friends to his wife Jessie, who handed them for safe keeping, to…
Red Cross parcel label
Label made out to Sgt/Observer Gordon C G Hawkins, British P.O.W. 131, Stalag Luft VI Germany.
Who won?
Two players coming off a football pitch (see goalposts in background). The words ‘Who won’, shown on the upper right, are meant for the speech balloon of the figure on the extreme left.
Below are the draft titles for other cartoons: ‘2 Women -…
Below are the draft titles for other cartoons: ‘2 Women -…
Two prisoners by table
Two prisoners, one in uniform tunic seated holding a sample of something and scratching his head. The other is standing and removing portions of something on the table with an implement.
Two prisoners of war
Two prisoners carrying a heavy object.
German guard in rain
A German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle marching in rain with fence behind him.
Two prisoners
One man wearing shorts sitting on top bunk with another fully clothed standing asking about the other's scarred legs.
Peeling potatoes
A man sitting on a stool peeling potatoes into a large pan. Captioned 'Here I am (as from 21st April 1943)'.
Two naked airmen in shower
Two naked airmen with shower head above. One airman holds his hand out to test there's no water from the shower.
Ice hockey goalie
An ice hockey goalie with arm stretched out being hit in the eyer by a puck.
Baseball pitcher
A man winding up for a pitch.
Airman with moustache
An airman with handlebar moustache wearing battledress leaning on a bunk bed. On the reverse a list on name and baseball positions including the name 'Hawkins'.
Single-seat fighter
Cartoon single seat fighter with worried pilot while bullets fly past. Captioned 'Drawing by Sgt obs [sic] GCG Todd. Hawkins in a German prison camp 1940'.
This caption is in the handwriting of Todd’s mother, Susannah Jane Hawkins (1884-1963). It…
This caption is in the handwriting of Todd’s mother, Susannah Jane Hawkins (1884-1963). It…
EA Mower's own account of the March
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Edwin Mower had heard rumours, but there was little notice given for their move out of Obke camp. Not knowing their destination, they gathered what they could carry (mainly food) in rolled up blankets.
On 7 April 1945, guarded mainly by elderly men…
On 7 April 1945, guarded mainly by elderly men…
James Alexander Graham Deanes [sic]
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Dixie's story as a prisoner on the Long March.
Dixie Deans interview
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Part of an interview with Dixie Deans.
Angry baseball player
Man with both arms up as ball passes.
Scrum
A pile of men fighting.