Category Archives: Lethbridge Camp 133

German PoW Camps in Canada Map (Work in Progress)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by | 3 comments

This is a map I made today with originally only three camps on it. I was using it as a demonstration of how to make a map.

Please note that the map descriptions are temporary – we actually do have more information about Brule, for example, and more to say about Camps 132 and 133 of course.

I will update the map from time to time when there is time. If you have comments to add, just put them in the comments below and I can use them when I am updating the map and writing posts for this blog.

Hope you enjoy it.

LINK Directly to the Google version, which may be larger.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uYHod3Qt4LMVWQbYqqXDxdQdnIm3d5eW&usp=sharing

3 Comments

Posted in Alberta PoW Camps, Lethbridge Camp 133, Maps, Medicine Hat Camp 132

Tagged

Item 367: A book of drawings by prisoners of war in the Lethbridge, Alberta camp

Posted on September 5, 2011 by | 1 comment

ITEM 367: WOOD COVERS ON A BOOK OF PoW DRAWINGS RELATED TO LETHBRIDGE CAMP 133.

DESCRIPTION: Wood cover with a carved “Veterans Guard of Canada” curved band across the top. Below that a Green Maple Leaf. Below that in Red on a Navy Blue background “PoW Camp 133, Lethbridge”. 15.5 X 11 cm.

Apparently made for a Camp “Show and Sale” as allowed for the PoW to dispose of their handicraft to Camp employees and local citizens.

Inside cover has a area marked “Room for your foto!”.

Pages as follows:

  • Drawing of guard tower, 1940 – 1945. German translates to “10 original illustrations of the Prisoners of War”;
  • Camp scene showing buildings, Union Flag, grain elevators;
  • Character sketch of a VGC member;
  • Jeep with running dog outside the wire;
  • VGC members searching new PoW;
  • VGC member working in a timber camp;
  • Canadian Engineer “Ferrets” survey the compound for potential escape sites;
  • Character sketch of a VGC member in winter garb;
  • VGC Roll Call.;
  • Guard Tower; and
  • VGC member relaxes as PoW work on a farm.

Canadian Censor mark 27 on the inside back cover of the book.

 From the Henderson Homefront Collection

[cincopa A8DA9uqrcdXQ]

1 Comment

Posted in Lethbridge Camp 133, Made by PoW

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,