Stralsund-Dänholm POW Camp 1918
Robert Spiers Robertson was a Prisoner of War from late May 1918 to December 1918.
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The first letter RS Robertson wrote to his father, David, back home in Scotland.
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Mid-way through his POW confinement, another letter from Robert to his father.
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A letter Robert wrote to his sister Meg (Margaret) back home in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Stralsund/Dänholm,
den 28.6.1918 ---- Die
Kassen-Kommission des
Offizier-Gefangenenlager
Robert Robertson. -
November 1918 - magazine produced "in-house" by the prisoners for the prisoners. First (& I suppose the last!) such magazine.
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Postcards presumably bought during or after confinement of RS Robertson as a POW, possibly as a souvenir to take back to Scotland.
Other Documents
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> 27th November 1916
> 28th December 1916
> 19th & 20th February 1917Translated by Robert's great-grand-daughter, Holly. -
Local newspaper, Helsingør (Copenhagen, Denmark), brought home and kept as
a souvenir or memento.
Plus a Christmas Card! -
Letter dated 11th June 1919 exonerating Lt.RS Robertson, Machine Gun Corps., from any blame regarding capture by the German Army.