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Crunching the numbers on Spanish Flu in Raikeswood Camp
Harriet Purbrick, a final year History student at the University of Leeds, has conducted an analysis of the Spanish Flu figures for Raikeswood Camp as...
Online Book Launch 29 April
German Prisoners of the Great War. Life in a Yorkshire Camp edited by Anne Buckley was published by Pen & Sword on 9 February 2021...
Friedrich Siems: Theatre Director in the Skipton Camp
The story of Friedrich Siems, who directed the theatre in the camp, has been researched by Harriet Purbrick, a University of Leeds History student who...
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Spanish flu hits the camp
In early 1919, 47 of the German prisoners of war from Raikeswood Camp died when an outbreak of Spanish Flu hit the camp. 42 of...
Prisoners take exams in Skipton camp
On 13th January 1919 16 student prisoners of war in Raikeswood Camp sat the written examinations for their Abitur (German equivalent of ‘A’ level). The...
Christmas 1918 in Skipton Camp
For some of the Skipton prisoners Christmas 1918 was their fifth in captivity. One of the NCOs, Adolf Schonek, describes the celebrations in the camp:...
POWs
Crunching the numbers on Spanish Flu in Raikeswood Camp
Harriet Purbrick, a final year History student at the University of Leeds, has conducted an analysis of the Spanish Flu figures for Raikeswood Camp as...
Online Book Launch 29 April
German Prisoners of the Great War. Life in a Yorkshire Camp edited by Anne Buckley was published by Pen & Sword on 9 February 2021...
Friedrich Siems: Theatre Director in the Skipton Camp
The story of Friedrich Siems, who directed the theatre in the camp, has been researched by Harriet Purbrick, a University of Leeds History student who...
British Staff
Granddaughter of camp interpreter visits Skipton
Alan Roberts reports on the visit to Skipton of the granddaughter of Edward Snee, one of the camp interpreters: It was a real pleasure to...
Dr William Scatterty
We are very proud and privileged to feature an article by renowned local personality, Ian Dewhirst. Ian is an expert on all things Keighley. A...
Edward Snee - Camp Interpreter
Alan Roberts tells the story of one of the camp interpreters, Edward Snee: Mr Snee, the Interpreter His easy going care-free manner made Mr Snee...