PRISONERS OF ITALY
1,830 STILL UNTRAGED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 10. Cabled advice has been received by tho Prisoners of War Inquiry Office that Stalag VIII. B will how be known as Stalag 344, and correspondence and parcels must be addressed accordingly. There are still approximately 1,830 of tho prisoners who were in Italian camps to be accounted for. Of the balance, 1,520 are in Germany, I§2 safe with the Allies, and 77 in Switzerland.
Next of kin who have received letters from New Zealandcrs, who were known to be in camp P.G. 78/1 at Acqua Fredda near Sulmona, are asked to forward their names and addresses, and those of the prisoners concerned to office headquarters in Wellington, which will investigate. Copies of letters from prisoners transferred to German camps from Italy will bo appreciated.
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Evening Star, Issue 25069, 10 January 1944, Page 2
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