Collier, Bernard
…we had not, up to the beginning of 1941, been issued with. [Digital page 23, original page 66] Fortunately our stay in Capua didn’t last very long. We boarded a…
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Turner, Basil
Summary Lt Basil Turner was captured 13th April 1943 in Tunisia. By the 21st he was in Capua PoW Camp with Red Cross Parcels. He was moved to Fontanellato 2nd…
McCurdy, Ronald
…as a POW in Italy and then a successful escape to Switzerland. “66 Capua 28/02/1942 to 12/03/1942”. 1 Ron after the hospital stay was moved back to 66 Capua…
Evans, John
Summary John Evans was a Private in the 5th Hampshire Regiment. His early diary entries relate the inconveniences and longings arising from a sea voyage in cramped quarters and leaving…
Lett, Gordon
Summary of Gordon Lett This document is an important addition to the archive. Not only does it describe – through diary entries – escape, evasion and Italian assistance, but it…
Andrew, Raymond D
…journey to the prison camp of Capua. We were now beginning to get a favourable impression of Italy and our treatment in this country. We had visions of a warm…
Darville, W. J
…in [illegible]. 14th May. My twenty first birthday. [one line illegible] odd glass of ‘Red Billy’. Not an altogether happy birthday [digital page 6] 1st June. Left Capua at 2…
Hutty, Les
…of War transit camp at Capua, this was a fairly large camp which consisted of tented accommodation, about ten to a tent sleeping on mattresses. On our arrival here we…
Lewis, William H (Bill)
…Sabrata [Jill’s Note: My father sailed from Tripoli on the vessel “Barbarigo” which was torpedoed and wrecked later that year -15/07/41] SS Barbarigo 14/05 Arrived Naples Capua Red Cross parcel…
Cooper, Bill
…POW. After awful Desert Camps taken in the hold of a ship in appalling conditions to Naples and Capua Camp. Taken to Sforza Camp near Macerata. (His account of journey…