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Photograph of popular head Mrs Coleman & pupils of Hook School, 1958/9. Interviewed by Lord Bolingbroke for the job, she was at the school for 20 years. Search Hook School.

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German Military who died at the 160 POW Hospital Camp Lydiard Park & grave schedule, 2023

German Military who died at the 160 POW Hospital Camp Lydiard Park & grave schedule, 2023
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An article that explores what became of the 66 German soldiers, airmen and sailors who died while at 160 Prisoner of War Hospital at Lydiard Park. It includes photographs of their grave stones at the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase where 64 of their bodies were reinterred after the war.

See Items of Interest Register of Burials in War Graves in the Parish of Swindon, Book 1 and 2.

Years:
2023
1944-1947
Creator:
Type:
Research Paper
Copyright:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Credit:
Debra and Pete Melsom
Last updated on:
Friday 15th September 2023

Items of Interest

Register of Burials in War Graves in the Parish of Swindon (Book 2 1946-1947)
Register of Burials in War Graves in the Parish of Swindon (Book 2 1946-1947)

There are two burial registers of war graves in th...

Register of Burials in War Graves in the Parish of Swindon (Book 1 1944-1946)
Register of Burials in War Graves in the Parish of Swindon (Book 1 1944-1946)

There are two burial registers of war graves in th...

Painting of St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze by Peter Probst, 1947
Painting of St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze by Peter Probst, 1947

A painting of St. Mary's Church Lydiard Tregoze by...

Professor Werner Wachsmuth - autobiography extract (160 POW Camp Lydiard Park)
Professor Werner Wachsmuth - autobiography extract (160 POW Camp Lydiard Park)

A translation from the autobiography of Professor...