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Prisoners of War's Diaries, August 1914 - January 1919

Collection: Life on the Front Line: Diaries, News, and Letters from the First World War, 1914-1919    Volumes    Prisoners of War's Diaries, August 1914 - January 1919
These reminiscences present a varied picture of the treatment recieved by eighteen Allied Prisoners of War once they were captured at various locations and became prisoners in places as varied as a camp in East Africa, another camp in Turkey and onboard a German ship. The fact that six of these prisoners were taken in battles described in other Officers', NCOs', and Privates' diaries enables the scholar to learn what happened to soldiers taken prisoner from the battles of Ypres and Ypres Salient, Loos, Béthune, and the Somme. A number of diaries describe events prior to the prisoners' capture and thereby also add to the range of voices describing each battle. There are three different accounts of being held at Rastatt which provide a broader understanding of that camp than of others, such as a labour camp in France for which there is only one account. Three of the prisoners were held in three or more camps in Germany and as such were able to give a more holistic overview of the treatment of prisoners of war. This grouping completes this collection, as these diaries illustrate what would have happened to many soldiers whose war concluded with their capture.
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Wells, Major T.R.

IWM ref: 74/73/1. Typed ts of diary kept during his service as an officer with the Royal Flying Corps in Mesopotamia, April 1916-December 1918, containing very detailed descriptions of his...

Date:1916-1918
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:e-18

Waymark, Private G.E.

IWM ref: 76/96/1. Typed ts of diary covering his experiences as a PoW in Germany following his capture whilst serving as a sapper attached to 51st Division, April-November 1918. Describes...

Date:1918-1918
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:e-17

Tyndale-Biscoe, Lieutenant Colonel N.E.

IWM ref: 84/9/1. Well-written diary, illustrated with photographs and postcards, kept by a high-spirited young regular while serving as a Lieutenant with A5 Battery (402 Battery from June 1917) RFA...

Date:1917-1918
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:e-16

Stewart, 2nd Lieutenant P.D.

IWM ref: 83/23/1. Two ms pocket books and an exercise book comprising the original and two edited fair copies of the diary which he kept, recording his capture on the...

Date:1918-1918
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:e-15

Robertson, Private J.A.

IWM ref: Con Shelf. Ms diary covering 31 August-4 November 1914, describing his service as an Engineer Officer on the merchant vessel Highland Hope, beginning as the Highland Hope set...

Date:1914-1919
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:e-14

Rainbird, Private T.C.

IWM ref: 02/39/1. Handwritten ts of a diary kept during his service with the 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (18th Brigade, 6th Division) on the Western Front, September 1914-January 1915,...

Date:1914-1915
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:e-13

Poulton, Sergeant S.W.

IWM ref: 88/57/1. Ts of diary covering 20 March-13 November 1918, describing his experiences as a PoW having been captured on the Somme during the German Spring Offensive on 24...

Date:1918-1929
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:e-12

Philpott, Private J.R.

IWM ref: 01/36/1. Ms diary, with typed ts, kept during his service with the 2/1st Honourable Artillery Company in northern Italy, October 1918-January 1919, referring to German attacks on the...

Date:1918-1919
Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:e-11
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