Prisoners of War Diaries, August 1914–January 1919
Prisoners of War 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 Diaries, August 1914–January 1919
These diaries depict the experiences of Allied Prisoners of War (POWs) who were held in camps in East Africa, Turkey, and aboard a German prison ship. Some prisoners were captured in battles that are detailed in other volumes within this collection, such as Ypres, Loos, Béthune, and the Somme. Several of the diaries delve into events that preceded 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:1916-1918Contributor: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:1918-1918Contributor: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:1917-1918Contributor: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:1918-1918Contributor: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:1914-1919Contributor: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:1914-1915Contributor: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:1918-1929Contributor: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:1918-1919Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:e-11
