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Gottingen POW Camp
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Those known to have been held inGottingen POW Camp during the Great War 1914-1918. - Phillips George Henry. Pte. South Wales Borderers
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256270 Pte. George Henry Phillips South Wales Borderers George Phillips was born on 10th of August 1886 in Clerkenwell, London, son of George William Phillips and Louisa Elizabeth (nee Ashby).
He was a pre War soldier who joined the South Wales Borderers in 1906 and had previously been posted to South Africa (Johannesberg) and India (Quetta and Karachi).
He left the army in 1913 after serving for 7 years, but as he was on the Reserve he was recalled as soon as war was declared.
He was taken prisoner of war on 21st of October 1914, captured during the First Battle of Ypres at Poelcappelle. He remained a POW until being repatriated in January 1919.
He was at Gottingen and Langenzelza POW camps. He picked up some German language and acted as an interpreter for some other other prisoners.
He never spoke of his treatment, but for one incident, he was made to stand outside for hours in the snow.
He died in 1961.
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