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Prisoner of War Kit Bag
Prisoner of War Kit Bag
Prisoner of War Kit Bag
Prisoner of War Kit Bag

Prisoner of War Kit Bag

Associated (Germany)
Date1945-1948
Object NameKit Bag
MediumCanvas, metal
ClassificationsWartime
Dimensions72cm long, 43cm wide
AcquisitionPresented in 2004.
Copyright© Mike Davidson/Positive Image (2010)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS069921
About MeThis kit bag belonged to Karl Roth. He was a German Soldier. On 29th March 1945 he was captured in Germany. Karl was sent to Scotland as a prisoner of war. He arrived in Aberdeen about September 1945. The prison camp was at Tullos-Nigg. He and about 120 other prisoners were held in Nissen huts. Prisoners were allowed outside the camp. They worked on building sites. At first they wore their German uniforms. But later they were given special British army clothing. Karl Roth made friends in Aberdeen. He returned to Germany in 1948.
Image Not Available for OS Sheet 45: Map of Aberdeen, Popular Edition Style, Second World War Revision 1942
OS Sheet 45: Map of Aberdeen, Popular Edition Style, Second World War Revision 1942
Karl Roth
1942
Image Not Available for Stamp Anniversaries Booklet
Stamp Anniversaries Booklet
1940s
Image Not Available for MATHESIS
MATHESIS
1841
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1918
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1918
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1918
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1918
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1918
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1918
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Capture of Damascus (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1918
Image Not Available for Mounted France and Germany Star Medal, 1939-1945 Star Medal and 1939-1945 War Medal
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Private Edward Laird Leys
1939-1945
LOCH RYAN
LOCH RYAN
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1901
GALERNA
GALERNA
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
24 November 1927
VENDAVAL
VENDAVAL
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
27 December 1928
DOROTHY
DOROTHY
Alexander HALL & Co.
1856
Image Not Available for CASTLE FORBES
CASTLE FORBES
1818
Open Razor
Open Razor
Karl Wacker Bassat
Possibly 1930 - 1940
Image Not Available for 2 Letters from Victoria Gladys Cook Regarding Norman Cook's Military Service
2 Letters from Victoria Gladys Cook Regarding Norman Cook's Military Service
Victoria Gladys Cook
1918
STAR OF PEACE
STAR OF PEACE
Walter Hood & Co.
1855
Image Not Available for SKOMER
SKOMER
John Lewis & Sons
1943
Image Not Available for MARIGOLD
MARIGOLD
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
4 September 1941
Image Not Available for Robert Stuart Stephen Mackay to Sarah Caroline Mackay
Robert Stuart Stephen Mackay to Sarah Caroline Mackay
Sarah Caroline Mackay
14th January 1940
Image Not Available for Letter from James McBey to Leslie Jackson, BBC Televison Centre (Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force)
Letter from James McBey to Leslie Jackson, BBC Televison Centre (Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force)
James McBey
1959
Capture of Jenin (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Capture of Jenin (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1918