Tag: Prisoner of War

Men play football outside a large gothic style building

by Historic England 23 October 2018 4

6 things you may not know about POWs in England during the First World War

Prisoners were interned in hundreds of locations across England, ranging from purpose-built camps holding thousands of men, to locations that held just a few individuals.

by Historic England 9 October 2018 6

First World War

Life behind the wire: rare images of Prisoner of War Camps

From the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, German prisoners of war (POWs) began arriving in England.