Eager, Lawrence Frederick (Gunner, b.1913 - d.1994) Accession Number: PR84/106

Description

Memoir written by Gunner Lawrence Frederick Eager who served with the 2/3 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment before his capture on Crete. Eager documents his internment as a prisoner of war at Stalag VIIA, Mossburg, Bavaria. He also describes his employment in working camps and a Polish coal mine and a forced march through Czechoslovakia to Germany.

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Accession Number
PR84/106
Maker
L F Eager
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Memoir
Measurement
1 wallet: x 1 cm
Date Made
1984
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 419/030/035
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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