Italian POW postcard sent from Fred Hughes to his mother, c. 1943, page 1 [image 1 of 2]
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Italian POW postcard sent from Fred Hughes to his mother, c. 1943, page 2 [image 2 of 2]

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Fred Hughes of Denbigh writes to his mother from the Prisoner of War camp, 'don't worry dear, everything will come all right'. Fred served with the Royal Engineers as a Sapper. During his time overseas he kept in regular contact with his parents and his sister, Edith. Fred's mother died in 1943 while he was a POW. Fred served in North Africa but was captured and taken prisoner of war towards the end of 1942. He was sent to a camp in Italy before being transferred to Austria. He was killed in an allied air raid in 20th August 1944 and is buried in Auschwitz municipal cemetery. His brother Charles also served but returned safely to North Wales.

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