Charles (Chaz) John Keslake – diary transcription
Capture, Firsthand Long March Accounts, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, UncategorisedDiary of Charles (Chaz) John Keslake
In this book, I intend to give an account of my life from the time I enlisted in the British Army, during the Second World War, 1939 - 1945, until my discharge.
The contents are entirely for my own…
Repatriation through Odessa
Liberation and RepatriationThere were 2,661 British POWs in Odessa (and thousands more from other allied countries) who had been liberated by the Soviet forces. Under the terms of the Yalta Agreement, a transit camp was established in Odessa to process and allied POWs…
Repatriation of sick prisoners
Liberation and Repatriation, Treatment and Welfare
The International Committee for the Red Cross arranged for sick prisoners to be repatriated on a number of occasions. A lot of information is available here: http://www.anzacpow.com/Part-5-Other-European-Free-Men/chapter_10_-_red_cross_repatriations
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