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Holzminden prisoners
Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp was the location of the largest PoW escape of the war Unknown photographer, c1918, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch

Friday, 17th July 2026 from 7.30 to 9.30 pm
Wolverton Working Men’s Social Club, 49-50 Stratford Road, Wolverton MK12 5LS

Historian Richard Lloyd’s subject is the stories of officers and men who successfully escaped from German Prisoner of War camps during 1914-18.

Ten times more other ranks made it home than officers but the escapes of other ranks have been forgotten, as officers tended to write more about their experiences.

Milton Keynes Branch of The Western Front Association