SiegeGunner Posted 2 May , 2006 Share Posted 2 May , 2006 Part of my mis-spent youth was spent mucking around in the remains of a WW2 camp for German POWs who worked on local farms. There were various things around the camp (eg. some large steel water tanks) that were dated 1916/1917/1918 and although local mythology had it that they were simply using up old equipment and materials from 'the last show', I've often wondered whether the camp was originally built in WW1. Is there a list somewhere of WW1 POW camps in England ?Thanks in advanceMick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernardmcilwaine Posted 2 May , 2006 Share Posted 2 May , 2006 yes there is mick,what area are you looking for,also you could try tom morgan on here,he may still have copies,ime his agent bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 2 May , 2006 Author Share Posted 2 May , 2006 Thanks Bernard - Yorkshire. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernardmcilwaine Posted 2 May , 2006 Share Posted 2 May , 2006 mick,there was catterick POW camp formerly a working camp under brocton,theres also catterick military hospital cawood working camp was in fosters flour mills,cawood,selby,west riding,it came under catterick camp colsterdale near masham was an officers POW camp copt hewitt hall [agric group att to thirsk,depot under catterick,it was near ripon yorks easingwold [agric group att to thirsk,depot under catterick,it was in north riding east leeds war hospital,harehills rd,leeds gisburn [agric group att to pateley bridge,depot under catterick,it was at gisburn north riding mick theres going to be more,i will take the book to work tonight and dig the rest out for you bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 2 May , 2006 Author Share Posted 2 May , 2006 Many thanks Bernard. The place I am interested in is between Gateforth and Thorpe Willoughby, two small villages near a larger village called Brayton, close to the town of Selby, south of York. I know of the Cawood camp, which is also nearby, but even in my teens the others would have been out of cycling range ! The camp near Ripon must, I think, have been at Copt Hewick Hall (rather than Copt Hewitt Hall). It's a small estate that belongs (or belonged) to the Zetland family - my grandfather worked there for a while in the 1920s. regards Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernardmcilwaine Posted 2 May , 2006 Share Posted 2 May , 2006 mick,i will check for you tonight,sorry about copt hewick it was a typo error,bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernardmcilwaine Posted 3 May , 2006 Share Posted 3 May , 2006 mick,the nearest one to selby is tockwith camp near york,bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 3 May , 2006 Author Share Posted 3 May , 2006 Thanks Bernard. So local lore was evidently right for once. Although not WW1, the camp I knew as a kid helped inspire my interest in military history and (due to the profusion of inscriptions in German) foreign languages - so, 40 years on, as a translator specialising in military history, I have a lot to thank it for ! regards Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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