Barracks - date unknown

View of camp 1950s when in use as refugee camp. From 'Al di Là del Filo Spinato' p. 153 pub. Comune di Laterina

View of barracks 2012. Photograph Janet Kinrade Dethick

View of barracks 2012. Photo Janet Kinrade Dethick

Inside a barracks 2016. Photo JJ Rooyens

inside a barracks 2016. Photo J.J. Rooyens

Photographs of items held by his father 5500749 Corporal Ralph E. Desty,  5 Battalion, The Royal Hampshire Regiment, who was taken prisoner at the battle of Sidi Nsir , Tunisia in Feb 1943 and passed through PG 66 Capua before arriving at Laterina, have been sent in by his son, Lee Desty.

Corporal Ralph Desty

Handkerchief with names of fellow prisoners

Handkerchief detail

Handkerchief detail

Handkerchief detail

1942 diary with date altered to 1943

Diary showing date of transfer to Germany - 17 September 1943. Cpl. Desty was sent to Stalag 4B Muhlberg.

Amongst Cpl. Desty's possessions

Janet Kinrade Dethick September 2017