Prisoners of War

An added attraction during the war was the arrival of German prisoners, and we felt very daring watching them working on the land. They wore grey uniforms and round caps with a red band and were chained together. There were several guards around so we were quite safe!
Marjory Batchelor - A Life Behind Bars

World War One was in progress when we moved ...., and prisoners would walk through on their way back to Lewes, via London Road Station, about a dozen of them with two warders, each one carrying a small cloth tied bundle in his hand.
Daisy Noakes - The Town Beehive

In this High Street I have seen prisoners hand-cuffed to warders being transferred after their sentence carrying pathetic little bundles containing their belongings.
George Noakes - To be a Farmer's Boy

When older men were being mobilised in the first world war, younger children could leave school to do farm work. There were prisoners of war working on our farm. Two were billeted with us. I got on fine with them.
George Noakes - To be a Farmer's Boy