Description
Object description
From top to bottom.
Regimental badge with caption reading 'Green Brd (?).
Caption reading 'Clydebank and Ruby'.
Caption reading:
'Let Me Out You Bastards'.
Personal inscription/warning made by Horace Davies of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI).
Caption reads:
'Warning;
Never let your braces dangle;
3 days bunker;
KOYLI;
Horace Davies'.
It could refer to Corporal H. Davies of the KOYLI, Army service number 4468334, POW number 132619. He was imprisoned in Stalag VIIA (7A) in Moosburg, Bavaria, Germany. He could serve time in both camps.
Personal inscription made by J. Andrews from Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
Caption reads:
'J. Andrews;
Kiddrminster;
Worcestershire'.
It could refer to:
Gunner J. A. Andrews of the Royal Artillery, Army service number 1513894, POW army 20858;
Private J. Andrews of the Seaforth Highlanders, Army service number 2823731, POW number16780;
Private J. Andrews of the The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), Army service number 6286671, POW number 10619.
All imprisoned in Stalag XXA.
Inscription in French (subject to translation).
Personal inscription made by Private Bernard Smith of the 4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, Army service number 2821554, POW number 20886.
Caption reads:
'Camp;
Bernard Smith;
15 years for knocking a German out for the count;
Roll on my 15'.
Another defiant inscription, unfortunately mostly unreadable:
'...Forget;
...
...Busted;
... Comrades are not;
... Carry the old colour;
... So chin up for a little ...'
Personal inscription made by Private Robert Connolly of the Loyal Regiment; Army service number 3858497, POW number 11356.
Caption reads:
'Bob Connolly;
5 days bunker for not telling the Jerry which Pole got my bread off'.
Rude inscription reading:
'You old ...;
May you rot inch by inch;
You cock sucking shit bag'.
Personal inscription made by unidentified prisoner, probably of the 8th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment reading:
'511146...;
D Coy 8th Bn...;
Captured 29th May 19...;
Prisoner new ...;
3 day ...;
Good Old Brum'.
Fort XI of Stalag XXA (20A) in Toruń (Thorn).