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... icollection. One of the 32 repatriated prisoners of war from Gefmany rwho landed at Boston on Monday was Pte. F. 8. Burcambe, ith Batt. Chnadians, son of Mr. W. G. Burcombe, of Lincoln. Pte. Burcombe was serionsly wounded and tanken prisoner at »(-(nfln:(-le\(l'tp ...

TO BE OPENED BY PRINCESS PATRICIA

... actually been interned in that prison camp, but to all whose sympathies have been aroused by the sufferings of out prisoners detained in Germany. The money derived is to go to the a ...

Published: Saturday 11 January 1919
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 309 | Page: 61 | Tags: none

SHETLANDER HOME IN REPATRIATE SHIP

... SHETLANDER HOME IN REPATRIATE SHIP At Liverpool and Leith docks flags flew and crowds cheered as the ships bringing the first repatriated prisoners of war drew into the quayside on Monday. These cheerful thousands of sick and wounded men are the first ...

Published: Friday 29 October 1943
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 300 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WELCOMED HOME FROM GERMAN PRISON CAMP L.A.C. Caton Tells His Story

... years. Five operations - in German prison camps had changed him. Anxiety naturally tempered weeks of pent up anticipation, soon (0 reach its climax. ANXIETY FADED When at last Melton’s only repatriated prisoner of war stepped out of the express some ...

HOME AGAIN

... AGAIN And so, thin from his recent illness and the harrrowing experiences he has gone through, Shetland’s first repatriated prisoner of war stepped, unwelcomed and unnoticed, from the ’'plane on Friday. It was just thirteen days since he had left captivity ...

Published: Friday 05 November 1943
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 244 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... Parcels ¢p, ¢ kept yg alive 1> This is what a repatriated prisoner of war recently told the press on reaching Gothenburg from Germany on his way to England. He added “I never realised until I was a prisoner myself what the Red Cross really meant.” The ...

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... kevtus g tbat‘ Pt us ajivays> . This is what a repatriated prisoner of war recently told the press on reaching Gothenburg from Germany on his way to England. He added “I never realised until I was a prisoner myself what the Red Cross really meant.” The ...

Melton Prizewinners

... Prizewinners The names of the winpers in the Christmas competition for Prisoners of War were announced at the Red Cross Depot on Tuesday by LAC Caton, Melton's repatriated prisoner of war. They are as follows: 1, liqueur whiskey, Mrs. ...

POST-WAR AGRICULTURE: TWYFORD MEETING AGRICL_JLTURE of the future was discussed at a meeting held at Twyford in ..

... Archie Crawford and Mr. G. H. Pell as the chief speakers. Mr. E. Pullen a repatriated prisoner of war spoke on the great work of the Red Cross as experienced by him whilst a prisoner. Mr. Archie Crawiord said that Agriculture in the future as they hoped ...

COMMANDING Ist ZETLAND BN.. HOME GUARD

... being read by the Adjutant, ':n wearing his coveted decoration REPATRIATED P.O.W. ~ Cpl. Ben Miller, Gordon Highlanders, of Holmsgarth, Lerwick, was among the repatriated prisoners of war who arrived back last week end. | Cel. Miller was captured at St ...

Published: Friday 22 September 1944
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 836 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LORD CROMWELL

... is a repatriated prisoner of war spoke on the work of the Red Cross organisation. Lord Cromwell was captured in 1940 and he told how for the first siy months no Red Cross parcels’ could get through to prisoners in Germany. During that time ...