The Camp Theatre
The camp theatre provided an escape from the reality of everyday life for the POWs. One of our student interns, Emily Bagshaw, has been working...
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Camp Interpreters (Appeal for Information)
The camp’s interpreters were an essential link between the British guards and the imprisoned German soldiers, but were not universally liked: “Langsam schreiten unsere Kerkermeister...
An Orchestral Anniversary
On 27th April 1919, the officers in Raikeswood Camp celebrated the first anniversary of the camp orchestra. "Hatte das Lager auch keinen „Schwanenritter", keinen Vertreter...
Reading in the Camp
To celebrate this week's World Book Day, an extract from the diary that describes the library set up and run by the imprisoned officers: "Unsere...
Arrival
The following passage describes the prisoners' route from the railway station to the site of the camp. They were marched up the High Street, turned left...
Animals in the Camp
The prisoners were not the only inhabitants of the Skipton camp: the site was also home to a variety of dogs, birds and (featured here)...
Advent to Christmas
(Continued from previous entry.) "Die Verwaltung und Küche, die Kunstvereinigungen des Lagers und einzelne Mitglieder der Wohngemeinschaften entfalteten eine fieberhafte, meist geheimnisvolle Tätigkeit. Schon trafen...
Advent Preparations
As Christmas 1918 approached, the officers in the Skipton camp prepared to celebrate whilst still hoping to be able to return home. "Wir gingen in...
The German Memorial
A number of officers in the camp died in the influenza epidemic that affected a number of POW camps in early 1919. They were buried...
Medical Issues
One officer reflects on the healthcare available to the Skipton POWs: "Der Gesundheitszustand war in [den] ersten Monaten gut. Kameraden, die erkrankten, meldeten sich auf...