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Life in the old P.O.W.Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill

1950
Life in the old P.O.W.Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill
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Children playing in one of the abandoned Gun Emplacements.
Second from the left at the back with the fair hair is Jimmy Kennedy.
Jimmy lived with his family including big brother John and big sister Elizabeth at 24 Sighthill Camp.

Thanks to Elizabeth McArdle(nee Kennedy) for the photo and details.

Stuart Laidlaw Added by Stuart Laidlaw

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Location:
Sighthill Sighthill POW Camp on Calder Road
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Places
Contributor:
Stuart Laidlaw
Scrapbooks:
Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Prisoner of War Camp Sighthill 1940-1955 Sighthill

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