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The Worcestershire Soldier
- Room 4 - Prisoner of War
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Prisoner of WarThis soldier of the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, is sitting in a Prisoner of Camp in Italy after being captured in June 1942. After fighting hard, and making a stand at Point 187, most of the Battalion were captured when Tobruk, in North Africa, fell to the Germans. After capture, they spent months moving around North Africa, finally moving to Italy before they were registered with the Red Cross as prisoners of war. Before this they would not have received proper Red Cross parcels of food and clothing. Meanwhile, back in Britaint, their families would not have known whether they were alive or dead. This soldier has just received his first letter and parcel from home, including a very welcome Worcester F. C. scarf |
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