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German prisoners receiving parcels from Germany at Handforth Camp in Cheshire, 1917
Lantern slide, World War One, POWs (1914-1918), 1917.
The Red Cross was responsible for sending parcels to prisoners of war (POWs). They posted food parcels, medical supplies, clothes, books and recreational items. The food parcels in particular made a huge difference to prisoners' well being throughout Europe as the rations they received were often inadequate.
From a box of 60 lantern slides.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1978-11-157-6-31
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-157-6-31