Prisoners of war
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Correspondence and papers covering the period when Munby was held as a German prisoner of war, 1940-1945
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8229
Scope and Contents
The camps which Munby was imprisoned were Laufen (1940-1941), Warburg (1941-1942) and Eichstätt, (1942-1945), following his capture in Calais in May 1940 while serving as an officer in the Territorial Army.
Dates:
1940-1945
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Various correspondence, 1945-02 - 1945-12
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 3/55
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Mary, the Princess Royal [also Lady Harewood] enclosing a letter from her son, Lord Lascelles [later 7th Lord Harewood, see also CSCT 3/45], from his prisoner-of-war camp in Italy (including a mention of his fellow-prisoner, Clementine's nephew, Giles Romilly) and on her joy at his escape and safe return (2); Jacques Balsan; [William] Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, thanking Clementine for her Christmas card and looking ahead to the end of the war, April...
Dates:
1945-02 - 1945-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.