Low, Richard
Summary Captain Richard Low was captured in North Africa and held at Chieti camp in Italy at armistice when the camp was taken over by the Germans. Whilst being moved…
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Joel, John
Summary With unfailing good humour and optimism, John Joel recounts his experiences as a P.O.W. in Italy, first in the Chieti Camp, then as an escapee living with an Italian…
Rock, Harry
…on a truck and taken to CHIETI where there was an established Prisoner of War camp. On arrival we discovered newly captured officers and other ranks from the Green Jackets…
Hobbs, Daniel (Jack)
…this evening thought to be over Chieti. Sunday 3rd October 1943 Weather very heavy this morning, it looks as if we are in for a day of rain, waiting for…
Stewart, Andrew
Summary Andrew B Stewart was captured at Alamein in June 1942, and spent some months in prison camps in North Africa. From there he was transferred to Italy – firstly…
Argent, Douglas
Summary After capture, Douglas Argent was imprisoned in PG21 Chieti which was taken over by the Germans after the Armistice. The PoWs were loaded into cattle trucks for train transportation…
Vickers, Tom
Summary Tom Vickers (Coldstream Guards) tells a fascinating story of his escape from Fontanellato and adventures covering 220 miles between the camp and arriving at the Swiss border in November…
Jones, A. A
…paratroop Officer. Heard bombing of CHIETI. I sit writing after a mad dash of 1 1/2 miles. We are across rail, road and river!! After the bridge above we turned…
Coxell, Peter
…if you crash landed which I had [Handwritten note in right margin: Landed near Jesi. Other places: Cerividone, Osimo, Porto Recanati, Civitanouva, Monte Bianco, Rotella, Appiano, Fararone, v. near Chieti]…
de Burgh, Hugo
Summary of Hugo de Burgh Hugo de Burgh was a Lieutenant-Colonel, a PoW and the SBO [Senior British Officer] in Camp 49 Fontanellato. After WW2 he was Head of the…