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Spanish flu hits the camp

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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

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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

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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:...

The Armistice in Skipton Camp

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At the time of the Armistice Britain held approximately 90,000 German prisoners of war in the UK. For these men the Armistice brought fear and...

Christmas in Skipton

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The German POWs spent Christmas 1918 in Skipton. One of our student interns, Charlotte Smith, has been translating the section of the diary in which...