Author Topic: Far East POW's WW2 magazine (Read 2511 times)

Immortal Druid · « **on:** Sunday 28 February 10 20:30 GMT (UK) »

Popped to see my mum last week and she gave me a box full of documents relating to the family history. Among this was three newspaper type magazines. They are entitled 'Far east' and appear to of been sent to the families of Far East POWs. I have three copies, though first has a few pages missing sadly. The editions I have are from Aug (some missing), Nov and Dec 1945.

I have offered them to a museum, however in the mean time I have scanned them to my pc. If anyone would like a copy please pm me with your email address and I will ping them over to you. If you do not have a printer, please send your address and will print a set off and post them to you.

Hope I have put this in the right section, if not please could a moderator move it to the right location please

monica meg · « **Reply #1 on:** Sunday 28 February 10 20:57 GMT (UK) »

Have sent you a PM, very kind offer, and will be most helpful to me.
Kind Regards
monica meg

nanny jan · « **Reply #2 on:** Sunday 28 February 10 21:24 GMT (UK) »

PM sent; what a kind offer.

Many thanks,

Nanny Jan

Maddie · « **Reply #3 on:** Monday 01 March 10 01:16 GMT (UK) »

Have sent a PM, thank you for such a kind offer.

Regards
Maddie

Maddie · « **Reply #4 on:** Tuesday 02 March 10 22:12 GMT (UK) »

Just to say many many thanks.

What an interesting & fascinating find. I am thrilled to bits to be able to read it.

Maddie

nanny jan · « **Reply #5 on:** Wednesday 03 March 10 09:30 GMT (UK) »

Thanks from me too.

Nanny Jan

jds1949 · « **Reply #6 on:** Wednesday 03 March 10 15:45 GMT (UK) »

Just to add my thanks too - very interesting

jds1949

monica meg · « **Reply #7 on:** Wednesday 03 March 10 20:09 GMT (UK) »

Absolutely brilliant, many thanks for your trouble.
Grateful monica meg

themonsstar · « **Reply #8 on:** Saturday 06 March 10 16:43 GMT (UK) »

Are your three magazines part of the Far East special monthly edition of the prisoner of war, if they are and they were produced by the Red Cross and St John PoW Department.

The far east editions started with Vol 1 No1 in February 1944, and covered 12 editions until the last one which would be number 12 published in December 1945.

However these were only part of the PoW magazine which started in May 1942, and finished with the July edition 1945, this one mostly covered the Italian and German POWs, with bits of the magazine covering the Japanese POWs every now and again.

All of the magazines are very informative, cover a multitude of issues affecting the lives of the POWs, I was very fortunate a couple of years ago to be giving all of the copies of this magazine.

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