In the News: Soldier at Stobs Camp fined for false declaration
14/01/1916Kelso Chronicle – Soldier at Stobs Camp fined for providing a false declaration 14 January 1916
Read moreIn the News: Court Martial of Carl Michalski!
20/01/1916Manchester Evening News – Court Martial of Carl Michalski 20 January 1916
Read moreIn the News: Military Court at Stobs Camp for German PoW
21/01/1916Kelso Chronicle – Military Court at Stobs Camp for German prisoner of war 21 January 1916
Read moreStobsiade Civilian, Issue No. 9
30/01/1916
The ninth edition begins with a poem entitled Hope. It goes on to describe the Christmas Review which ends with a statement from one of the prisoners “This performance was a pleasure. It gave me the happiest two hours of my captivity.” From the Military Camp mentions various news items and events including a celebration on January 7th of the King Ludwig III of Bavaria. This is followed by a description of Barbed wire and ends with Word Component Puzzle. Full edition available here.
Read moreIn the News: Additional costs of Insane Alien PoWs
04/02/1916Kelso Chronicle – Additional costs of Insane Alien prisoners of war 4 February 1916
Read moreTheatre: Eröffnung des Theaters im Militär Lager Stobs
07/02/1916
A tragedy, Philotas, by G.E. Lessing in one act and the drama, Joseph Heyderich, by Th. Körner in one act. To celebrate the opening of the Theatre in the Military Camp Stobs. Part of Theaterleben im Kriegsgefangenenlager Stobs | M. Rabenschlag from Europeana.eu.
Read moreIn the News: Stobs Sergeant’s son reported missing overseas!
15/02/1916Berwickshire News and General Advertiser – Stobs Sergeant’s son reported missing overseas 15 February 1916 Son of Sergeant William Jackson, Coldstream Territorials and serving with King’s Own Scottish Borderers at Stobs reported missing in the Persian Gulf.
Read moreLustpiel Abend: Lottchens Geburtstag
28/02/1916
A Comedy, Lottchens Geburtstag [Lottchen’s Birthday], by Ludwig Thoma in one act. Part of Theaterleben im Kriegsgefangenenlager Stobs | M. Rabenschlag from Europeana.eu.
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