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Prison Camp Tales From Courtrai During WWI
An English pilot describes life in a Courtrai POW camp including hunger, cooties fumigation, and daily routine. He recalls lottery for bread, Belgian reliefs, and a cosmopolitan mix of prisoners from France Britain Ireland Canada and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtrai
Belgium
American Relief Committee
Flying Corps
United Kingdom
Canada
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
South Africa
Algeria
America
Irun
Wan
Germany
James Henry Dickson
Tenth
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Pat O’brien
Jim
London