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Stuart Laidlaw’s History of the Prisoner of War Camp Sighthill 1940-1955

Photos and memories of life in the Camp.

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History of the Sighthill POW Camp in the 1940s and 50s.
History of the Sighthill POW Camp in the 1940s and 50s.
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Sketch of Sighthill P.O.W. Camp
Sketch of Sighthill P.O.W. Camp
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Sighthill Bus Terminus 1950s
Sighthill Bus Terminus 1950s
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The Calders Prefab Estate and Wester Hailes up to1965
The Calders Prefab Estate and Wester Hailes up to1965
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Ack Ack Gun Emplacement
Ack Ack Gun Emplacement
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POWS and Sighthill Bowling Club Members 1947
POWS and Sighthill Bowling Club Members 1947
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German Prisoners from the P.O.W. Camp off the Old Calder Road at Sighthill
German Prisoners from the P.O.W. Camp off the Old Calder Road at Sighthill
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POWS from Sighthill Camp 1947
POWS from Sighthill Camp 1947
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POWS from Sighthill Camp 1947
POWS from Sighthill Camp 1947
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Wooden Huts at Sighthill P.O.W. Camp
Wooden Huts at Sighthill P.O.W. Camp
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P.O.W. Camp Nissen Hut
P.O.W. Camp Nissen Hut
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Life inside a Nissen Hut
Life inside a Nissen Hut
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Life in the old P.O.W. Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill.
Life in the old P.O.W. Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill.
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Sighthill POW Camp in the early 1950s
Sighthill POW Camp in the early 1950s
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The Kennedy Children 1951
The Kennedy Children 1951
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Life in the old P.O.W.Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill
Life in the old P.O.W.Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill
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Sighthill POW Camp off the Old Calder Road circa 1953
Sighthill POW Camp off the Old Calder Road circa 1953
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Sighthill POW Camp off the Old Calder Road circa 1953
Sighthill POW Camp off the Old Calder Road circa 1953
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The Old P.O.W. Camp on the Old Calder Road Sighthill.
The Old P.O.W. Camp on the Old Calder Road Sighthill.
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The Kennedy Family - Old P.O.W. Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill 1954
The Kennedy Family - Old P.O.W. Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill 1954
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Life after the P.O.W. Camp 1955
Life after the P.O.W. Camp 1955
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The Lawson family of 24 Calder Circle Sighthill
The Lawson family of 24 Calder Circle Sighthill
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Inglis Green Laundry 1960
Inglis Green Laundry 1960
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GrantonSighthill
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Contributor:
Stuart Laidlaw

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