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From: Victor Markham <>
Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] POW camps in Staffordshire
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:15:45 +0000
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PDF document on POW camps sent to Jane of list

Victor

Jane Device wrote:
> I'm really hoping to find an expert on POW camps in Staffs. I have
> recently uncovered a very exciting turn of events in my family history.
> My father in law was adopted and it seems that his father was a German
> POW, possibly called Rudi. This German gent was working at a farm in
> Eccleshall. Can anyone give me information about the camps close to
> Eccleshall? Would the POWs have taken part in farming? What was life
> like for them? Were the Germans in separate camps to, say, the Italians
> for example? Are there any lists of POWs?
>
> A quick look at the web suggests that there may be a lot of information
> at Kew but that there may not yet be much available on the web. I have
> found a possible camp at Adderley Hall which seems to be close to
> Eccleshall
>
> Any thoughts comments or suggestions are very welcome
>
> Thank you
>
> Jane
>
>
>
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