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This carved wooden photo frame has identifying information carved and written right on it, and there is a typed label as well. Carved on the front: 1939 – 1940; Kananaskis; Seebe Alberta; Camp Written on the back: Heinrich Panz; Waldheim, … Continue reading
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Six views of a wooden box made by a German prisoner of war at the Medicine Hat Camp 132, dated 1945. The drawings resemble cartoons as seen on PoW YMCA postcards.
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Mr. Henderson’s Notes: Research required, but this model schooner looks like it came from a U-110 survivor, with the sub having a significant history. Requires more research, but has exciting possibilities. Only 7 inches wide and 3 3/4 inches tall; … Continue reading
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Continuing on from A Medicine Hat PoW Journal from 1944, pages 1-6, here is page 7, which tells how the prisoners’ journey started in Africa. Although this book appears to belong to one man, Rudolf KRUSE, I do not know … Continue reading
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Hello, this is Jill Browne posting after a long absence. As you may know already, I am not an expert in German Prisoners of War in Canada, but I have a lot of relevant photos. Most of these are from … Continue reading
Item 455: Wood carving of a PoW dressed in a navy pea jacket with red PoW patch, trousers and cap
DESCRIPTION: Wood carving of a PoW dressed in a navy blue pea jacket having the distinctive circular red PoW patch on the back, trousers with a red stripe down one side, work boots, and a cap. Arms at his side. On a wooden base with P.O.W. on one side, No.14259 on the opposite side.
The number represents the owner’s number, not the carver!
14 cm tall. Base is 6 X 6 cm. The base at the feet is broken on all four sides.
Four photos showing different views.
From the Henderson Homefront Collection
Item 455, View 1 of 4, Wooden carving of a German prisoner of war held in Canada during the Second World War. seen from front. (Photo credit R. H. Henderson)
Item 455 View 2 of 4 Wooden carving of a PoW in navy jacket (Photo credit R J Henderson)
Item 455 View 3 of 4 Wooden carving of a PoW in navy jacket, seen from back (Photo credit R J Henderson)
Item 455 View 4 of 4 Wooden carving of a PoW in navy jacket (Photo credit R J Henderson)
Item 456 C
Description: PoW-made 3-mast sailing vessel in bottle, facing right. Octagon-shaped bottle.
From the Henderson Homefront Collection
Item 456 C, a ship in a bottle. (Photo by R J Henderson, Bottle from Henderson Homefront Collection)
Item 456 B
Description: PoW-made 3-mast sailing ship in full sail facing right in a 14-cm bottle. Village to the left back side. Bottle marked “Shilo, Mani–ba”.
From the Henderson Homefront Collection
Item 456 B - Ship in Bottle, script saying Shilo, Manitoba (letters missing). Henderson Collection.
Ship in a bottle, with two unusual features. The U-Boat is a very rare feature in this type of art, and the airplane on the wire shows the quality of the workmanship.
Description: The surfaced U-9 German Submarine and a 3-mast sailing vessel under full sail facing left. A Canadian airplane showing roundels flying separately above the U-Boat. Lighthouse and village in background. Has a 2 cm paint flake to the right side.
From Henderson Homefront Collection
Item 456 A – Ship in Bottle with U-Boat and Canadian Airplane (Henderson Collection)
Item 456 A 02 - Ship in Bottle - Detail (Henderson Collection)
Item 366: Brass U-Boat, side view
Item 366: Brass U-Boat, side view with scale
As part of the transition to being released into civilian life, the PoW were encouraged to take classes and to develop skills on machinery to help rebuild war-torn Europe.
21 X 3.5 X 2 cm
Item 366 02: Brass U-Boat, top view
From the Henderson Home Front Collection
Posted in German, Made by PoW, Objects, U-Boats
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