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| Grid ref - SJ10455648 |
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| As seen from B5105 |
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| Taken January 2012 |
This is the Former site of the Prisoner of War Camp at Efenechtyd outside Ruthin as it looks now
The camp is on land of the Pool Park estate and you can still see some of the earthworks that formed the base of the huts that housed the prisoners
Many prisoners were allowed into the town and nearby farms to help out as long as they were back before dark
As far as I am aware the barracks and service block complex built c.1943 on Park Road to accommodate personnel serving at the Italian / German prisoner of war camp at Pool Park is now The Valley Arms and New Image Hairdressers on Park Road Ruthin
Other that that I can't find much more information about the park online
my taid was a warden there
ReplyDeleteHuw
Is your grandad still alive?
DeleteNo Way small world ! It's hard to find any info about the place really ...
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ReplyDeleteMy Grandad was a prisoner of war there, do you have any more information at all?
ReplyDeleteHi, just seen your message. I am trying to get some info on a POW who worked on my grandfather's farm down the road. He was from Reimscheid.
DeleteI don't have that much information other than what i found online
ReplyDeleteThey are currently trying to build on the Pool park hospital and grounds near there
http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/109590/multi-million-pound-plan-for-care-village-.aspx
That is really interestinmg that your grandad was a prisoner there . What was his nationality , do you have any stories / pictures of your grandfather from there . ( I work for the local paper, it would be really interesting to have an account of life on the camp
regards
Craig
Hallo, mein Onkel war dort bis 1948 im Lager. Besteht die Möglichkeit irgendwelche Infos oder Bilder von damals zu bekommen
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Sonja
Hello Sonia , I don't know if any exist . The prisoners were allowed to go work on local farms . The armoury is still in town as well as the soldiers barracks . They are now a gunshop and hair salon
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Craig Colville
Hello, Craig
ReplyDeleteI have only just come back to this website, sorry for taking so long. Yes, I have many pictures but not of the POW camp, maybe one or two I will have to ask my uncle. He was from Germany. Possibly, my Auntie could tell you many stories and also the man that owns Pool Parc now. He told me a story about my grandfather when I met him last year.
I will come back to this website to look for your message.
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Hallo Sonja,
Mein Grossvater war auch hier. Bitte, konnen Sie mir eine E-Mail senden. Vielleicht, es ist moglich, aber nicht viele Bildern.
In a GDR newspaper article by K.H. Bülter some decades back, the author claims that he was a prisoner there, and that in early December 1947, the great Austrian-born Tenor, Richard Tauber came there to sing for the PoWs. This was 2 months after Tauber had his left lung removed, and only a month before he died of cancer.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone can confirm this, I'd be very grateful.
Hello there,
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather became friends with one of the german pows who was over in this camp I believe. Trying to find out what happened to him.
Alun