The brutal experiences of the Newcastle boy who was Britain s youngest prisoner of war chroniclelive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chroniclelive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
National Archives open records for John Hipkin, from Newcastle thenorthernecho.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenorthernecho.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Britain’s youngest Second World War prisoner of war watched a Yugoslav boy be shot while they shared soup in a German camp, newly released National Archives records show.
This week marks the anniversary of the first naval battle of Narvik, when Irish-born seamen were captured, together with their British shipmates. One of those was a man from Skibbereen, who was kept prisoner for five years for insisting he was British, and refused an Irish passport.
From Falmouth hotel kitchen boy to volunteer fighting in Hitler s SS plymouthherald.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from plymouthherald.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.