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| 23.Jan.2008 20:05 | | To: All |
Hello. I' m trying to locate somebody who knew my father, Pietro CALABRINI, italian POW in England from 1942 to 1946. He was held in many camps: Camp 8. Mile House, OSWESTRY (Shropshire); camp 66,Calvine, Blair Atholl, Perthshire; camp 57, Merrow Downs, Guildford; camp 61, Wynolls, Broadwell, Coleford, Gloucestershire. He said to me that he worked in some farms during his captivity.
He was born in 1920 and lived in Rome.
Thanks in andance
Paola Calabrini |
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| 10.Dec.2007 23:50 | | To: Brett |
Hello
I have just stumbled on your website by accident and what a website it is! You have to be commended for the painstaking time, patience and effort you have taken to research and formulate this site.
I was actually trying to trace what I understand to be a POW camp in the same road in which I lived in Tendring, Essex during 1939 - 1949 approximately. There was also a hospital/institution next door and a children's home (boys only) opposite the camp. It would be interesting to know more about this camp and it's history.
You are doing exemplary work and anyone who studies this website is bound to become absolutely fascinated even if it's by accident. Keep up the excellent work. Also your family are wonderful for their patience and sacrifice for this fabulous work to be done. Thank you! |
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| 4.Dec.2007 19:26 | | To: All |
Hello. I was searching my late father's Army Record (1940-1946) and came across an entry showing he was a Nursing Orderly Class II in 2218 PW Camp at Vilvorde near Brussels. A quick GOOGLE and here I am! Dad never spoke about his war-time service, but I remember, as a boy, we always had a brass statuette of the Mannekin Pis on the mantlepiece and that Dad had 'brought it from Brussels.' Now I've found a bit more information that I can add to the Family Tree files.
Thans for your hard work Brett! |
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| 21.Oct.2007 17:29 | | To: brett |
| Hello. what a wonderful site ,i have sat here enthralled at your findings ,i was amazed at all the facts that you have managed to unearth ,it has taken me 2 days to go through your site and i would like to commend you for it ,many many thanks |
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| 6.Aug.2007 23:12 | | To: All |
| Hello,I have some information on Generalleutnant Alfred Kurz.Please contact me. |
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| 25.Jul.2007 12:40 | | To: All |
Hello
After hearing the about the runaways from my Grandmother, I visited the site and decided to look it up on the internet. Gladly, I found your web-site. It's excellent, I could piece together the story from my Gran with the actual facts. Thanks. |
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| 15.Jul.2007 16:50 | | To: ALL |
| Hello a great website i am carrying out a project in my local area on UK pow camps any other "nuts" out there share my interest on this subject please contact me. |
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| 13.Jun.2007 20:26 | | To: All |
Hello,
I believe the unidentified General with the Knights cross, oakleves and swords is Helmuth Weidling the commander of fortress Berlin |
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| 26.Apr.2007 12:47 | | To: All |
Hello
I found this website whilst researching General Oberst Heinrici. it is excellent and extremely well researched.
Felix Oliver-Tasker |
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| 10.Mar.2007 20:34 | | To: the site |
Hello, as a relative of Generalleutnant Eugen Koenig, I wonder if there is anyone left who either knew him or knew anything personal about him and his time in the camp? Wonderful site by the way. My son is at Cardiff university so we will be visiting the area soon.
Lisa Ward
Oxford |
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| 26.Feb.2007 14:14 | | To: The Site |
| Hello, having had the pleasure of living and teaching on the Island it was a very interesting experinece to show the children I currently teach here in Kendal a very informative site with lots of links for the project they undertake, namely, "Britain Since the 1930's" which includes a section on World War II. They enjoyed surfing through and seeing the evidence base and I was able to add information from a personal perspective. Thank you. |
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| 19.Feb.2007 19:08 | | To: Thankyou Brett |
Hello
Nice place to look with plenty of interesting things. Many thanks indeed. Just one comment to do:
I find preposterous your disclaimer comments to the bottom on the main page.
It really offends intelect of common visitor, perhaps some young students or young curious, thou none else, to find such warning that you are not neo nazi or I dont know what.
Hey its 2007!
Whose sensibilities are you suppossed to hurt by objectively presenting historical truths happened 62 years ago?
please disclaim out that crazy thing!
Gustavo Vicente
Argentina |
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| 14.Jan.2007 8:55 | | To: All |
Hello
A most outstanding site, among the best I have seen on the web. Very informative and interesting in every accounts. The one distracting thing is the web address typed across all photographs, sometimes several on one picture. It does distract and prevents an otherwise smooth flow through the site.
Keep up the great work, and thanks for posting.
Randy Owens
Rio Rancho, New Mexico |
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| 31.Dec.2006 0:18 | | To: All |
Hello
Just spent several hours on your website and found it very interesting and informative. Will visit again.
Olly |
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| 29.Dec.2006 23:07 | | To: All |
Hello
Brilliant site, new to South Wales and found the site whilst searching for records of bomb damage in Barry. Your site was the most informative site I could find on the Vale's history in the war. It is well presented view of our local history. If time permits I hope you keep adding to the site. |
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| 20.Dec.2006 10:03 | | To: all |
Hello
What a brilliant website so full of information. I visited the camp some 25 years ago when it was still intact but failed to recognise the historical legacy. The camp site now is a pile of overgrown rubble with the escape hut intact but well fenced in. It is still possible however to trace the guard's hut bases and the old guardroom entance and steps up to the guardroom base are all still intact. The site has an air of gloom about it and what a pity we allowed it to be destroyed
David from Swansea |
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| 15.Dec.2006 17:01 | | To: brett |
| Hello.your website was amazing so informative thank you. |
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| 1.Nov.2006 18:39 | | To: All |
Hello,
I've just discovered your web site. It is brilliant, a comprehensive source of information about Island Farm. The site should definitely be preserved and even be turned into a visitor centre, if it can be done sentsitively. Thank you for making the info available. I'll be suggesting that all my friends have a look. |
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| 27.Oct.2006 17:12 | | To: All |
Hello
Great historical site with many details and lot's of information. Keep it going and in no way do I think you are a shrine to anything other than what actually happened.
Thanks, |
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| 12.Oct.2006 2:26 | | To: Brett |
Hello-This site deserves the highest praise, you have obviously worked very hard compiling it. I have visited this site on and off for many years now, I am still so upset with Bridgend County Council for allowing Island Farm to be torn down.
I used to play in the camp when i was a kid in the 70's and even now i enjoy strolling around the site. keep up the good work, this site must be preserved !
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| 27.Sep.2006 4:35 | | To: All |
| Hello - This is a great site - i was born in Bridgend, but now live in New Zealand. Both of my grandmothers worked at the ordnance factory during the war - my father later worked at the industrial estate. My mum was born in Coity and remembers the prison escape from island farm. The photo of the workers arriving at ordnance factory shows my grandmother very clearly - her name was Gladys Owen. Fascinating - will let my parents know about this site. Thanks. |
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| 26.Sep.2006 15:11 | | To: All |
| Hello. The site is Absolutley BRILLIANT!!!!!! I have lived in mid-glam all my life and have never read anything so interesting about the area. Great stuff. |
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| 22.Sep.2006 19:07 | | To: Webmaster |
Hello !
As a collector of Military mail,
websites like this is the key
to many of my "problems",
conserning times and places.
Thank You. |
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| 12.Aug.2006 12:21 | | To: All |
| Hello My aunt, Sheila Clarke lived in Coychurch for about 30 years until around 2000. She was a Liberal councillor for a while. So when we saw the article about Island Farm in the BBC History magazine, we went straight onto your wonderful web site. Your work is truly what the good side of the Web is all about. |
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| 16.Jul.2006 20:41 | | To: Webmaster |
I visited the D-Day landings anniverseries with my school over the D-Day weekend (3rd july to 9th july 2004) and we all really enjoyed our visit. We all found it really interesting and educational aswell as a fun school holiday. We visited many of the same places as you including Omaha beach, Juno beach, Pegasus bridges, Bayeux cemetry as well as some smaller english french and german cemetries. We still talk about our visit now.
Your site is really interesting and just backs up a lot of what we learnt on our visit! |
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