BRITISH WWII POW Note C5017a 1 Shilling Camp # 14 BUN Ayr With2 Endorsements RARE

  

BRITISH WWII POW Note C5017a 1 Shilling Camp # 14 BUN Ayr W/2 Endorsements RARE. Rare POW Banknote Ref Lance K Campbell Ref 5017a. Issued at Prisoner of War Camp No. Camp # 14 Doonfot (BUN) Camp Greenan Road Doonfoot Ayr Ayrshire Scotland.

Scene of Britain's largest escape attempt, December 1944. Around 97 Italian PoWs tunnelled out of the camp, but were quickly recaptured. Battle for Nancy, Lorraine region of France, September 5 to 15, 1944, 3rd Armed Brigade. Captured German soldiers of the 553 Division 1120 Grenadier Regiment were transported and housed at Camp 182, vetted then moved on to other working camps throughout Scotland, where many German PoWs decided to remain working as agricultural workers, miners etc. Later, in 1944, the 1120 Grenadier Regiment became a Volksregiment, made up of injured servicemen, fighting cooks, bakers etc, in an attempt to stop the Allied advance into Germany. Two Camp Endorsements Handstamps 03.08.1943 and 03.11.1943. Very Few notes of this type was printed. All my items are guaranteed. Thank you for looking at my items and your support. The item "BRITISH WWII POW Note C5017a 1 Shilling Camp # 14 BUN Ayr With2 Endorsements RARE" is in sale since Friday, January 18, 2019. This item is in the category "Coins\Banknotes\British\Armed Forces". The seller is "stanleyha0" and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region: Camp 14 BUN Ayr Scotland
• Country: Great Britain
• Sub-Type: POW
• Denomination: 1 Shilling
• Type: Notes
• Year of Issue: 1943
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Era: WWII