Sport-Fest, Sonntag, den 8 Aug., 1915
08/08/1915
Programme for POW Camp, Stobs Scotland, 3rd Sport Festival, Sunday the 8th of August 1915, Start at 1:30. Organised by the Sport Committee [listed by name] of the Military Camp with the kind permission of the commander Major Bowman. Music performed by the camp orchestra. A few pages of advertisements encouraging being active. Rules of the festival are outlined. It goes on to mention the different activities, prizes, and participants. Back cover: In memory of being a POW in Stobs, near Hawick, Scotland, 1915. Part of Theaterleben im Kriegsgefangenenlager Stobs | M. Rabenschlag from Europeana.eu.
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