wesmo Posted 23 October , 2006 Share Posted 23 October , 2006 My late grandfather used to say he guarded POWs during his war service 1917-19. I believe he refered to the prisoners being held near Norwich prison. Does anybody know if POWs were held in or near Norwich at thar time? Thanks, Wes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris basey Posted 23 October , 2006 Share Posted 23 October , 2006 Have a look HERE, Wes. Although I'm a bit sceptical about the first photo! POW's in straw boaters?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesmo Posted 24 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 24 October , 2006 Thanks for the reply Chris. Unfortunately I can't open the link you put on your posting - it takes me to a default home page. Could you give me the web address of the page you're linking to? Thanks again, Wes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Johnson Posted 24 October , 2006 Share Posted 24 October , 2006 wes, If you open the link and go to the default page you can then delete the redirect bit at the end of the address and it takes you to the home page proper Search for prisoners of war and open the "picture norfolk" item. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesmo Posted 24 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 24 October , 2006 Thanks Doug, I've looked at the pictures - and I agree with you about the boaters! The picture of the POWs at work on the Waveney looks nearer to what I was seeking. I wonder where they were held captive? Wes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Johnson Posted 24 October , 2006 Share Posted 24 October , 2006 There is a published list places of internment in the British Empire. It is thin and a little expensive and I have a copy somewhere but I seem to have mislaid it. It list camps in Norfolk which I think were probably mainly agricultural. If I can find it in reasonable time I will look for a camp near Norwich. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Johnson Posted 24 October , 2006 Share Posted 24 October , 2006 Aldborough, Norwich - Agric Group atached to Kings Lynn Agric Depot under Pattishall. Billingford Maltings, working camp under Pattishall, near Diss. Burnham Market, working camp under Pattishall East Dereham, working camp under Pattishall Estury Road, Kings Lynn, working camp under Pattishall Kenninghall, East Harling, working camp under Pattishall Kings Lynn (St James Hall), working camp under Pattishall Lakenham Mills, working camp under Pattishall Mundford (West Tofts), working camp under Pattishall Shouldham, working camp under Patishall Thorpe, Norfolk war hospital, Norwich Warren Wood, Croxton, Thetford, working camp under Pattishall Whitwell, agric group attached to Kenninghall Agric depot under Pattishall. That's all I could find for Norfolk. Please note that the addresses are postal addresses and may not be the same as the camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesmo Posted 24 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 24 October , 2006 Many thanks for the info. Doug - Thorpe and Lakenhall look possible. Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionboxer Posted 25 October , 2006 Share Posted 25 October , 2006 Lakenham Mills are still there and are now upmarket private houses opposite the Cock pub. I spent the most part of my childhood messing about there. Lionboxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionboxer Posted 25 October , 2006 Share Posted 25 October , 2006 Just "Googled" Lakenham Mills. Whole load about the mill's history and mention of 26 German prisoners housed in stables there. Lionboxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyFlack Posted 18 November , 2006 Share Posted 18 November , 2006 Doug, I would be interested in any details of the publication. Is it still available? I am working on a project to locate all 20th Century military sites in the UK with the plan to create a website illustrating each. This sounds as though it could provide some useful additions to the database that I am compiling. How readily identifyable are the actual sites ? Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Johnson Posted 18 November , 2006 Share Posted 18 November , 2006 Jeremy, The publication is a facsimile of a contemporary publication by the Prisoners of War Information Bureau titled "list of places of internment". I bought mine last year so it should still be available. As a list it is fine but as a locating aid it lacks a bit. For instance Market Harborough Agric depot No 2 has the postal address of Market Harborough, Leicestershire which is not very useful. Other have postal addresses that are clearly not the location itself eg one has an address which is the local post office. PoW hospitals are clearly identifiable and I suspect many still exist. (The LLT also has a good list of all major military hospitals but not the smaller ones) If any one person was mad enough to want to try to identify all the locations then I guess that the local newspapers, local history books and societies etc will be the only sensible way. My guess is between 400 and 500 locations within the UK are listed. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty55 Posted 30 April , 2014 Share Posted 30 April , 2014 Hi I know from reading local paper articles that German POW's were held at Gressenhall (where the museum is now - used to be called Beech House) and four were also at Dillington Hall just outside Dereham. All were put to work in the fields and digging out ditches around the area. thanks and take care, Kitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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