Velocette Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 Some time ago I bought a book by Eric Parker called "The Shooting Weekend Book" , published in 1943 and one of a series produced by The Lonsdale Library. Its a delightful collection of shooting related articles describing things in that golden period between the wars. It was protected by a plastic cover which I had never removed, however, when I took it off yesterday I found that the fly leaf had been tucked into this cover and revealed this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBS Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 WW2 German POW camp stamp?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted November 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 (edited) It turned out that Savill was a POW in Oflag V111 F in Silesia and this was his. What a comfort it must have been to recall his sporting memories. A little more searching and I found this site, PIXEL RENOSTER: WWII PRISONERS-OF-WAR (P.O.W.) (pixel-renoster.blogspot.com) Which, incredibly , had a picture of M P Savill. There seems to have been about 2000 prisoners there and his picture is one of the survivors. Edited November 29, 2023 by Velocette Error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 Wow! What a find! Fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 Hidden history, what a gem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 What a bonus find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Brilliant ! Im wondering if he has family alive, Im sure they would love to see this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Amazing find, thanks for sharing 👍 As suggested, perhaps try to locate family members ? Long shot but worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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