Rushden Echo & Argus, 18th September 1942, transcribed by Kay Collins
Bozeat Prisoner’s Message
The following message from a Bozeat prisoner of war has been received from a German source:
7938314 Trooper Percy John Watts, 14 Hope-street, Bozeat, Northamptonshire: “Darling, don’t worry. Quite well. Write shortly. Love, kisses—Percy.”
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Rushden Echo and Argus, 27th April 1945, transcribed by Peter Brown
Home from Prison Camp
Pte. William Spreckley arrived home at Strixton on Sunday, having recently been released from a prisoner of war camp in Germany.
He was captured in the fighting in North Africa about 2½ years ago, and was in Italy until that country was invaded, when he was removed to Germany.
Pte. Spreckley states that he was not treated badly during captivity and looks quite well.
Before joining up he was employed in the Grocery Department of the Wollaston Co-operative Society and resided with his grandmother, Mrs. Spreckley, at Strixton.
His brother Horace is also a prisoner of war in Germany, having been captured in Africa about the same time.
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