Freeberg, Norman (Private, POW)

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Accession Number PR88/185
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 ITEM
Object type Papers
Maker Freeberg, Norman Ellis Richard
Date made 1988
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 419/035/046
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

PEN SKETCHES OF POW LIFE FOLLOWING CAPTURE NEAR DERNA, LIBYA DURING THE "BENGHAZI HANDICAP", IMPRISONMENT AT CAMP 57 GRUPIGNANO, ITALY AND LATER TRANSFER TO A WORK CAMP AT KLAGENFURT, AUSTRIA. PTE FREEBERG ESCAPED BRIEFLY IN ITALY DURING THE CAPITULATION, HOWEVER HE WAS LATER RE CAPTURED BY ITALIAN FASCISTS