The Wartime Memories Project - The Second War

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P.G. 59 P.G. 59 was loacted at Servigliano. It was built during the Great War as a hutted POW camp surrounded by a high brick wall. It was used as a military store in the early days of the Second World War and was once more used as a POW camp from January 1941. In September 1943 when Italy surrendered about 3000 pows escaped from the camp through a hole in the wall. The camp was then taken over by the Germans and was used to hold Allied prisoners of war and Jews who were then moved to the exterination camps in Germany. Teh camp was closed in Speing 1944 when it was reached by the advancing Allied Army. Fronm 1945 to 1955 the camp was home to refugees from the former Italian colonies in Africa, Libya, Ethiopia and parts of Friuli which was occupied by the Yugoslav army. Today there are a few scant remains at the site. List of those who were held at P.G. 59 during The Second World War F. C. "Dick" George Read his Story. Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation. This website is run out of our own pockets and from donations made by visitors. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Or by cheque to: PO Box 325, Stockton on Tees, TS20 1XL. Hosted by:

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