| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1264 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 item |
| Object type | Manuscript |
| Maker |
Coutts, Ralph Alexander |
| Date made | 1983 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 89/1477 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Coutts, Ralph Alexander
Description
Manuscript titled `Bloody but unbowed'. Memoirs of POW experience from time of his capture near Benghazi with the British 50th Division, internment at Tarhuna camp, movement to Camp 65 Apulia, Italy and eventual placement at Arbeit 31 Gaschwitz, Saxony, involved with railway repair work. Includes details of camp life in both Italy and Germany, covering food, accommodation, work and activities such as `tin bashing'.