streaker
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 | | 11 Jul 2010 11:31 AM | | Hi , i am carrying out a private project on german pow camps in this country, the main camps i am researching are in the Cambrideshire area, Yaxley, Sawtry, Fridaybridge, and Thorney Park Farm pow camps. I have now started a web site on the camps, and any information from you ,and your members would be appreciated., its the day to day life of the camps that interest me, very little has been written on this subject so i have plenty to go at. | | | |
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the_historian
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| | 11 Jul 2010 02:51 PM | | Hi Streaker,
Welcome to the forums!
Congratulations on your new site; I'm currently organising one on Scottish camps, so I know what an uphill task you've got.
As far as books go, this is the list I've compiled from my own research-
http://www.spanglefish.com/scotland...eid=234504
You'll see there are many more books on English camps than Scottish ones! I would say that the MB Sullivan book "Threshholds of Peace" is the best of them all for day to day life, followed closely by Jackson's book "A Taste of Freedom" which details the many escape attempts.
Please let me know how you get on. | | | Regards,
Gordon | |
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streaker
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| | 11 Jul 2010 05:49 PM | | Thanks Gordon,
i am very lucky to have met, and spoken to a German pow who was in Friday bridge camp , he later married a local girl,and settled in this Country, he still has many items that he made in the camp ,ie chess sets and various boxes all made out of scrap wood, i was lucky to see and handle them. | | | |
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the_historian
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| | 11 Jul 2010 10:07 PM | | You're a lucky man indeed!
I occasionally get people contacting me & asking me to value PoW artefacts for them, but I'm no antiques expert.
Did you just speak to the gentleman, or did you interview him and record his memories? I just wondered if you would be prepared to share the transcript if it was the latter. I have a couple of records from former PoWs, but it's always interesting to read others. | | | Regards,
Gordon | |
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streaker
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| | 25 Jul 2010 06:30 PM | | I did spend a couple of hours round his house talking to him, unfortunately i did not record the conversation with him, or take down any notes.
It was when i first started out searching pow camps in this country.( i have now learned my lesson }.
He did show me , and let me keep a Dear John letter that he wrote in 1948 about his feelings at that time in his life,a very moving letter too.
Also i remember him telling me how he escaped at night through a certain part of the camp perimeter wire to meet his girl friend and return again unnoticed
I must go and speak to him again if i can,
Regards , Andrew
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streaker
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streaker
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| | 25 Jul 2010 07:05 PM | | Here is a link to my web site on pow camps i am rearching, its still under construction { still learning lol}
http://powuk.moonfruit.com/#
Regards, Andrew. | | | |
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the_historian
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| | 25 Jul 2010 08:57 PM | | I wish I had a quid for every time I did the same thing in the early days, Andrew! Lol
The site's looking good so far. Always good to see pics of surviving camps. | | | Regards,
Gordon | |
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streaker
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| | 30 Jul 2010 08:46 PM | | Yes Gordon, i have been to a few pow canps and taken photos, ie Stamford camp 106 , Fulney Park camp 153, Broughton camp, Kings Cliffe camp 702, Sawtry camp 59, Moorby camp 79, Eden camp 250 , Friday bridge camp 90, Heath camp 150, Sutton bridge camp 254,
Brigg camp, I no some sites have long gone but you can always find footprints, i hope to visit many more in the future
Regards Andrew.
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streaker
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the_historian
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| | 31 Jul 2010 09:38 PM | | The last link comes up "error" for some reason, Andrew.
Good to see Friday Bridge surviving, even if it is a bit colourful! | | | Regards,
Gordon | |
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streaker
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| | 05 Aug 2010 07:56 PM | | The painting of the huts is not my idea Gordon lol,,,,, the link is now working i think it did have a error.
I now have my first photo on German pows in the camp of Yaxley taken in 1946/7,,,, thanks to Michael for this.
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