PRISONERS OF WAR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 271, 16 November 1943, Page 3

PRISONERS OF WAR

RED CROSS SUPPLIES (P.A.) Wellington, Nov. 13. The Prisoners of War Inquiry Office has received advice that Oflag VA is situated at Weinsberg, near Hailbronn. Oflag XII B is at Hadamar, in Hessen-Nassau, about 20 miles east of Coblentz. Cable advice regarding the exchange ships Gripsholm and Tela Maru 'states that all cargo from the American and Canadian Red Cross Societies and all mail was trapshipped in good order. Packages of medicines from the British and Indian Red Cross Societies, totalling nearly 900 cases and bundles, were put on board for distribution in Indo-China, Malaya, Siam. Sumatra, Burma, Borneo and Singapore.' In addition. 20,000 units of insulin were shipped in Bombay and rushed to Goa for loading on urgent request frpm the International Red Cross delegate at Singapore for the Changi civil camp. Approximately 3000 tons measurement contains ‘Red Cross Supplies, Y.M.C.A. recreational material. Catholic welfare material, mail, and other parcels for off-loading at Singapore, Malaya, Manilla, Hongkong, Japan and Shanghai. An analysis of the transfers of prisoners from Italian camps to Germany which have been received to date shows that approximately 24 have been transferred from P.G. 57, 14 from P.G. 103/7, 165 from P.G. 148, 89 from P.G. 47, and about 45 have been transferred from a number of camps in northern Italy. Some 160 men from Italian eamps have either been reported safe in Allied hands or in Switzerland.