1943 DEFENCE: British prisoners of war come home from Italy
April 22, 2026
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2:49Now Playing1943 DEFENCE: British prisoners of war come home from Italy
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as posted by the channelDate: 3rd May 1943
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: Repatriation from Italy / Prisoners of War Come Home
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British soldiers waving from 'Newfoundland' ship (released as POWs from Italy in exchange for Italian POWs from Britain) / Soldier disembarking from ship, some injured soldiers helped along by nurses / Wounded soldier carried along on stretcher / British soldiers boarding train / Train along track, soldiers waving and making victory signs / Unsmiling released Italian POWs boarding ship / Wounded British troops alighting from ambulance at hospital / Various of British soldiers with nurses / British soldier interview SOT / British soldier up steps to his home (soldier returning home) as greeted by his mother
ITALY - Military. Prisoners leave England on hospital ship
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