NY6760 : Cell block, POW Camp 18

near to Rowfoot, Northumberland, Great Britain

Cell block, POW Camp 18
Cell block, POW Camp 18
The cell block is one of the few remaining buildings from the former POW camp at Featherstone Park. The gentleman pictured is Josef Kirchdorfer a former Luftwaffe pilot. The lady is his daughter. At the age of 19, Josef escaped from the camp with 6 others on 31.3.45 just before the war ended. The escapees split into 2 groups. Josef and his 2 companions were recaptured the following evening at Alston and detained in the cell block for several days. One of the other group was drowned as they attempted to cross the River South Tyne. The other 3 were also caught in Alston on 2.4.45. After 61 years, he returned to the camp for the first time.
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Photographer
Brian Norman   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Tuesday, 23 May, 2006
Submitted
Saturday, 10 November, 2007
Category
Wartime relic   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 674 603 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:56.1887N 2:30.6110W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 673 602
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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