Monument record 8516/1 - East Farndon Prisoner of War Camp

There was apparently a POW camp 'a mile down the road' from East Farndon, although the exact location is not known

{1} Source: Northants W.I. (1992) 'Northamptonshire Within Living Memory' Published by Countryside Books ISBN 1 85306 202 2."There was a PoW camp situated a mile down the road from us at East Farndon and sometimes these Italian, and later German, prisoners would walk in our fields".

{2} "There was a PoW camp situated a mile down the road from us at East Farndon and sometimes these Italian, and later German, prisoners would walk in our fields". Exact location of camp is undetermined.

{3} The PoW camp was in Market Harborough [Leicestershire HER: MLE17359]; not sure if there was something else at this location.

<1> Northamptonshire Women's Institute, 1992, Northamptonshire Within Living Memory, p.196 (unchecked) (Chapter). SNN39673.

<2> Cadman G., 2014, 20th Century Military Archaeology in Northamptonshire: Logs 1, 2 & 3, p.8 (unchecked) (Report). SNN104868.

<3> Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Melanie Duke, East Farndon Parish Council, Sep 2022 (Oral Report). SNN111456.

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