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Pattishall POW Camp    Pattishall POW Camp, which was initially named as Eastcote Camp was situated at Pattishall, near Towcester in Northamptonshire. The camp opened soon after the outbreak of war, to hold members of the National Sailors' and Fireman's Union working on British merchant vessels, who were to be interned as enemy aliens. The camp was run by the NSFU at their retirement home, Eastcote House, with hutments being built in the grounds. By April 1915 the camp housed almost 800 and the relationship between the prisoners and administrators was amiable. The sinking of the Lusitania in May changed attitudes, the NSFU were horrified by the patriotic reaction of the German prisoners and asked for the camp to be placed under the control of teh War Office. In October 1915 the NSFU handed Eastcote Camp over to the British Government and the facilities were expanded to hold military German, Austrian, Bulgarian and Turkish POWs captured during the fighting. Additional huts, a hospital and recreational facilities were built, the camp was also supplied with electricity. In January 1919, 4509 prisoners were held in the camp with a further 14,507 being housed in satellite work camps administrated from Pattishall. The camp closed in 1920 and the huts were sold, one being purchased for use as Pattishall Village Hall. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about Pattishall POW Camp? There are:0 items tagged Pattishall POW Camp available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have been held in Pattishall POW Camp during the Great War 1914-1918. This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please. Add a Name to this List Records from Pattishall POW Camp other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Announcements 19th Nov 2024     Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.