Prisoners of War

Example Resource

• Lt Cdr Bill Walker, The Cold War (Quicktime)Lt Cdr Walker, ditched in the sea during NATO operations in the North Atlantic at the height of the Cold War. He and his fellow crew members were picked up by a Russian ship and did not know what would happen next.
• Lt Cdr Derek Martin, WW2 (Quicktime)Lt Cdr Martin was taken prisoner during the Trondheim raid in 1940. He spent the rest of the war in Germany at a number of camps including Stalag Luft 3, famous for the Great Escape. UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Key Resources

• Lt Cdr Bill Walker, The Cold War (Quicktime)Lt Cdr Walker, ditched in the sea during NATO operations in the North Atlantic at the height of the Cold War. He and his fellow crew members were picked up by a Russian ship and did not know what would happen next.
• Transcript - R.L.Kent WW1 Prisoner of War (PDF)R.L. Kent a RNAS pilot was a prisoner of war in Germany in WW1. This is the transcript of the interview excerpt about his captivity.
• Classroom Resource - A WW2 POW Journal (Powerpoint)PSM Turmaine, Di Grant's father spent most of WW2 in Italian or German captivity. During this time he compiled a wonderful journal, full of original illustrations and photographs that graphically portray his experiences.
• Di Grant - A PoW Returns (PDF)Di Grant who was also interviewed for the Children at War packs told us the poignant story of the difficulties her family experienced when her father returned from a PoW camp in 1945.Excerpts from her father's PoW journal also available in this pack.
• A Cold War Encounter - Lt Cdr Walker and the Russians (PDF)The transcript of Lt Cdr Walker's interview, with background information, images and explanatory maps.