Watch Fob
| Nom de l'objet : | Watch Fob |
| Titre : | Watch Fob |
| Type de l'objet : | Trench Art |
| Classification de l'objet : | Souvenirs |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | P.o.w. |
| Matériaux : | Metal |
| Numéro de catalogue : | C-49704 |
| Pays d'utilisation : | CANADA |
| Période : | WW 2 |
| Nombre d'objets : | ? |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | ? |
| Signification iconographique : | NARRATIVE: STATEMENT ACCORDING TO SOURCE FILE: LETHBRIDGE WAS THE SITE INTERNMENT CAMPS DURING BOTH WORLD WARS; TOTAL OF 16 CAMPS IN CANADA, 5 IN ALBERTA DURING WW 2; #133 LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LETHBRIDGE; IN OPERATION FROM NOVEMBER 1942 TO JUNE 1946; LARGEST CAMP IN CANADA CONTAINED TWO-THIRDS OF CANADA POWS; DESIGNED TO HOLD 12,500 (AT ONE POINT HOUSED 15,500; LETHBRIDGE POPULATION AT THIS TIME WAS ONLY 14,000; COST OF BUILDING CAMP WAS $2,000,000.00; FIRST PRISONERS WERE CAPTURED IN NORTH AFRICA; MANY OF POW USED FOR FARM LABOUR, 6,000 BY JUNE 1946; FROM CAMP 133 THERE WERE ONLY FOUR ESCAPES & ALL WERE RECAPTURED... |
| Département : | Military History |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Calgary |
| Province de l'établissement : | Alberta |
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