Hawthorne, Harry, Sergeant, 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, b 1917
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Diary of Sergeant Harry Hawthorne, 5th Battalion, King`s Own Scottish Borderers as a prisoner-of-war in Germany.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12791
Scope and Contents
Includes donor`s identity tag as PoW, Stalag 357.
Dates:
1945.
Diary, two letters and typescript reminiscences of Sergeant Harry Hawthorne, 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
File
Identifier: Acc.12568
Scope and Contents
Lance Sergeant Harry Hawthorne served in the 5th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders during World War II. He was made a prisoner of War in early February 1945 and released by British troops on 2 May 1945. This small collection contains some correspondence and several manuscript and typescript extracts from his diary, which provide an insight into his experiences during the war.Contains the following:1. Letter from Major A.D. Macdonald, C.C. D. Company, 5th...
Dates:
1945, [circa 1980-1989], undated.
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- Letters. Correspondence. 1
- Memoirs. 1
- Typescripts. 1