I met a really nice chap in the Terrace Cafe today. His Dad was a German prisoner of war at the camp where the Middle S hool is now. He was there from 1944to 1948 and...
Sue A. replied:
The guy is called Andrew Manig and I think his Dads name was Kurtz Heinz ( but he later changed it ) His Dad was put to work at Thornington Farm near Mindrum. Does anyone know who farmed it back in the 40's and war years? Where do your parents live Alysoun Shadowcatfilms Sharpe?
Mam & Dad were friendly with Ivy & Ray Zepernick They lived at either Roseden or Ilderton Ray was a German POW, They moved to Newton on the Moor in the mid 60's and then to the Newcastle Area I used to see Ivy quite often when I first lived in Newcastle as she worked in the Grainger Market
Patricia S. replied:
Shirley Coxon posted 2 pics back in February of who I think is Fritz one he is in German uniform and the other a more recent photo.