McCauley, Jim, (Private, b.1916) Accession Number: PR91/026

Description

2 censored letters written from POW camps in Italy (May 1942) and Poland (March 1944) containing few details of prison life. Undated newspaper clipping (circa 1988) concerning McCauley's capture in North Africa and imprisonment in Italy, Germany and Poland

Details

Accession Number
PR91/026
Maker
Jim McCauley
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Newspaper cutting
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1942-1988
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM371 91/0009
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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