68 photographs (1917, n.d.); 7 concert and theatre programmes in English, French and Russian (Jan. 1917, 13-14 Feb. 1917, Mar. 1917, n.d.); Christmas dinner menu on envelope (Dec. 1917); Issue of The Crefeld Magazine No. 1 (May 1917); 2 typed transcripts of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (Oct. 1977).
J. H. Birkinshaw papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection POW 004
- Dates of Creation
- 1917-1977
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English French Russian
- Physical Description
- 1 file; typescript, photographs, and printed material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
J. H. Birkinshaw (b. 1894 in Kippax, Yorkshire) was educated at Leeds University. A Lieutenant, 14th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, he transferred to the MGC (Machine Gun Corps) and served on the Western Front attached to the South African Scottish Regiment from May 1916. He was wounded and surrendered at Delville Wood in July 1916, and held as a POW (Prisoner of War) at Gtersloh, Crefeld, Schwarnstedt, and Holzminden. He was one of a number of prisoners released to Holland in June 1918 in exchange for German POWs (Prisoners of War). He later became a professor of chemistry.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Note
In English, French, and Russian
Other Finding Aids
POW catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed