Camp 105 - Wooler Camp, Brewery Road, Wooler, Northumberland

Discussion in 'UK PoW Camps' started by Pete Wood, Sep 5, 2019.

  1. CharlieAlphaMike

    CharlieAlphaMike New Member

    I said I'd post some documents about Wooler Camp 105. This is a scanned (obviously I have the original) copy of my father's Billeted Document. I've erased his name and POW Number but otherwise, the document is exactly as it was back in 1945/46 when he was imprisoned. You can see he was 23 years old and I can confirm that, by the time I was born, his English was perfect. There was no sign of a German accent.

    You'll also note the Camp Commandant was Lieutenant Captain F.H. Phillips and that my father was sent to work on a farm at Mindrum. I know the farm and have visited the place many times.

    Hope the document is of interest.

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  2. CharlieAlphaMike

    CharlieAlphaMike New Member

    I said I would post a few more images so here goes.

    I'm sure this first picture is quite well known. I'm sure it was a POW band that was formed at Wooler camp:

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    And this is a view of the camp grounds, taken from Whitsun Bank. I assume it was taken shortly after the camp was demolished and just before Glendale Middle School was built:

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    And this is an aerial shot of the camp. The image isn't the sharpest but you can clearly see the layout of the camp:

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    This picture was taken by me some years ago inside the grounds of Glendale Middle School. I'm sure it must be one of the original POW huts:

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    Finally, I know the carved lions at the entrance have been well documented but here are a couple of pictures I took a few years ago:

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