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[Christmas card sent to the President of the Chartered Surveyors' Institution by a prisoner of war] [manuscript]

By: Language: English Publication details: 1943Description: 1 card ill. 15 x 10 cm. + 1 sheet (14 x 21 cm.)Subject(s):
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Archive London Basement BASEMENT BOX 3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 141538-1001

Item is a Christmas card showing an image of Oflag IX A/H with the wording 'Oflag IX A/H sends Christmas greetings 1943 and best wishes for the New Year 1944'. The card was sent to the President of the Chartered Surveyors' Institution by Major John R. Hodgson (P.O.W. 559), who also designed the card.

Item is accompanied by a note setting out the history of Oflag IX A/H and the prisoners who were held there.