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World War Two POW ‘up-and-over’ great escape story told for first time

Ian Harvey
World War Two POW

Movies, books and articles have told the numerous escape attempts by POWs during World War Two. Now for the first time a new book by…

Nightmares remind vet of Burma railway experiences

Ian Harvey
Burma railway

PoW survivor Fred Seiker shares his experiences as a WWII prisoner of war who was forced to construct the Burma Railway, which was completed 71…

Remains from Japanese POW Camp May Be Returned

Ian Harvey
POW camp

Private Arthur Kelder was not by far the only American soldier to perish in a Japanese POW camp during the Second World War. Tens of…

Survivor from March of Death Passes Away

Ian Harvey
March of Death

The March of Death forced numerous prisoners of war during WWII to relocate to Japanese prison camps. One of these prisoners was Elias Saavedra, who…

Vietnam War POW Talks Of Seven Years Of ‘Hell’

Ian Harvey
POW

The Vietnam War vet, spoke about his military experiences last week during a meeting of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees at the DoubleTree…

WWII PoW Owned Rolex is to be Auctioned Off at an Estimated £30,000.

1942, Flight Lieutenant Gerald Imeson was held at the Stalag Luft III camp in Germany. Since he was in a German war camp, you would…