Prisoner of War (1939-1945)

Prison Camp Photographs
by J.D.Chew

German Guards at the main gate ever searching for forbidden items when entering from outside working parties.	During the Summer of 1940 the camp potato squad had to sort the edible from rotten potatoes from a putrid store. They were made into a sour tasting soup that produced gastric troubles.
Schubin Church	These are the Cemetery Gates outside the village of Schubin 25 of our deceased chums were buried here. In the absence of any Padre or British Officers Pte J.D.Chew officiated at the graveside.
Roll Call, held twice a day, at Thure Camp near Schubin. This sometimes took hours in teeming rain and heavy snow	Funeral in Schubin Camp
Cobblers Workshop in Lodz	Woodwork Shop in Lodz
John Chew (bottom of ladder) Lodz	Christmas 1942 in Polson
1st Photograph sent home	John Chew before capture

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