German Prisoners in Great Britain

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FOREWORD

HE photographs which are reproduced in this volume

were taken in response to a request made by the

American Ambassador in Berlin. They were originally

designed to form part of the Wurtemberg War Ex-

hibition, and were actually taken by the photographic

section of the Royal Flying Corps.

It should be understood that the prisoners were left entirely

free to choose whether they would be photographed or not. The

photographers had explicit instructions that no prisoner was to be

photographed without his consent, and that neither compulsion nor

persuasion was to be employed to induce anyone to form part of a

group. These instructions were strictly carried out, and it is signifi-

cant of the readiness with which the prisoners allowed themselves to

be photographed that repeated requests were received by the

authorities that copies of the photographs should be placed on sale

in the camps.

The photographs which appear in this book cover six of the

largest prisoners' camps in Great Britain—Donington Hall, Alexandra

Palace, Dorchester, Handforth, Lofthouse Park, and Eastcote. They

illustrate nearly every aspect of life in the camps, and show that the

excellence of the conditions under which the prisoners live are in

striking contrast with the regime which obtains in many of the

prisoners' camps in Germany, It is only necessary to recall the

horrors of a Wittenberg or a Gardelegen to appreciate the admirable

organisation of the prisoners' camps in Great Britain.

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Donington Hall : Front Entrance. German Officers are seen assembling for Roll Call.

The Arrival of the Mail.

A Corner of the OHicers' Compound.

A View of the Kitchens.

The Dining Hall.

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Uiiniiigloii Hall : A General Vuw.

A Summer Game of Football.

The Chapel.

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AlexandraPalace.

General View of Alexandra Palace.

View of the Grounds.

The Tennis Court.

Some of the Models Built by the Prisoners. A Beautiful Model Ship.

A Model Yacht Race.

The I'ailors" Shop.

Prisoners Making MoJcls and Tovs.

The Kitchens : Carving the Rations.

The Mid-day Meal : The Meat Ration. New Potatoes for Dinner.

The Poultry Farm.

A Batch of Young Chicks. One of the Prisoners' Pets : A Tame Bird.

The Sleeping Hall.

Sleeping Accommodation : The Small Hall.

The Allotments. Every Prisoner is allowed to have a Garden.

One of the Prisoner's Gardens, tended by hiinself. The Barber's Shop.

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Dorchester.

Dorchester : General View of the Camp.

Bathing Parade.

The Open-air Swimming Bath.

Some of the Prisoners.

Another Group of Prisoners, some of whom have come from the Somme.

Airing the Bedding : An Afternoon Siesta.

Bringing in the Soup. A Prisoner with his Pet Rabbit.

The Kitchens.

The Reading Room.

i he ^ .M.C^.A. Games Room.

A Game of Ball.

Some of the Prisoners' Pets.

The Hospital, which contains very few patients.

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Handforth

Handforth : General View of the Barracks.

Parcels Arriving from Home.

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The Unter-Offiziers' Gardens.

In Quarters.

The Football Team.

The Football Team : A Good Dribble.

The Lending Library.

Physical DriU, taken by one of the Prisoners' own Officers.

The OIIkc I not I- the War Map on the Wall j

The Rehearsal.

The Chapel.

An Artist at his Work. An Unter-Offizier at Needlework.

A Model Ship, built by a Marine.

The Kitchens : Clearing Up.

General Quarters.

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lofthouse

Lolthousc Park : A View of the Grounds.

The Main Street.

View of the Chalets in the Garden.

A Chalet in the Gardens.

After Lunch : Walking in the Garden.

The Kitchens.

The Canteen.

The Recreation Room.

The Billiard Room.

The General Sleeping Quarters.

The Barber's Shop.

Some New Clothes on Order.

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Eastcote.

Eastcote : General View of the Camp.

The Flower Garden.

Prisoners in their Garden.

The Vegetable Garden.

A Model Water-Mill.

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Outside the Canteen.

The Carpenters' Shop.

General Sleeping Quarters.

The Theatre.

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