Ernest Hobson, Prisoner of War
Item
Title
Ernest Hobson, Prisoner of War
Who?
Ernest Hobson
Item(s)
Photos of Ernest, postcards of POW camp
Story
Ernest Hobson joined the 2/5 West Yorkshire Regiment. He was taken a POW after being captured in a pill box. He was at Lager Giessen from 27.3.1918 until the end of the war. He was well treated in the camp and sometimes the prisoners had more to eat than the guards due to the Red Cross parcels.
When?
WW1
Where?
Lager Giessen
Contributor
Arthur Hobson (Ernest's son)
Collection Day
City Hall, Bradford (02/02/2019)
This item was submitted on March 14, 2019