I am seeking information on prisoners of war (POW) that were billeted at Badsey Manor for a history project. It appears the camp was designated as a 'Working Camp' which means any POWs billeted in Badsey were employed on construction projects rather than agricultural work. This could have ranged from clearing land, to building roads, working in quarries, etc. Do you know of any projects that were constructed at this time in the area?
I live in Derby and cannot get to every site I hear of (900 to date) so I rely on help from locals. I set the Project up some seven years ago and called it the POWIC - an acronym for 'Prisoner of War Internment Camp'.
German Prisoners of War in WW1
I am seeking information on prisoners of war (POW) that were billeted at Badsey Manor for a history project. It appears the camp was designated as a 'Working Camp' which means any POWs billeted in Badsey were employed on construction projects rather than agricultural work. This could have ranged from clearing land, to building roads, working in quarries, etc. Do you know of any projects that were constructed at this time in the area?
I live in Derby and cannot get to every site I hear of (900 to date) so I rely on help from locals. I set the Project up some seven years ago and called it the POWIC - an acronym for 'Prisoner of War Internment Camp'.
Nic, POWIC Project, Derby powic@quista.net