Stobs Camp Project

And finally, civilian Paul Wilhelm Stein, who was living & working in Manchester when he was interned at Stobs in May 1915, at the age of 17. A year later, he transferred to @Knockaloe1 on the Isle of Man. It has been a privilege to speak with Paul's descendants #StobsFamily #WW1

Our next PoW is Richard Jacob (left in pic1). A musketier in the 8th Co., 185 Inf. Regt., Richard was captured at the Somme & interned at Stobs from Aug 1916-Feb 1918. I'm immensely grateful to Richard's grandson for sharing his story & for a very generous donation #StobsFamily

There's been a flurry of new PoW material recently. Here's reservist Georg Friedrich Plugge, 186 Inf. Regt. Captured at the Somme in July 1916, Georg spent 11 months at Stobs. In 1919 he returned to Germany aboard the "Lisboa." Photos kindly shared by Georg's family #StobsFamily

A mere 6 months/ish until my new book ‘Burying the Enemy’ comes out with @yalebooks: tinyurl.com/2r5xdyjs It’s about death in the world wars, but with a difference. It essentially asks: how do you bury the enemy? I’ll post more nearer the time @HistArchChester @LeverhulmeTrust

@tlgrady68 @YaleBooks @HistArchChester @LeverhulmeTrust Really looking forward to reading this, Tim. You told me about your research back in 2019 when we were on the Isle of Man. Is there any mention of Stobs? 😏

For an in-depth overview of alien enemy internment during #WW1 with a focus on Germany, britain and the US, see Matthew Stibbe’s article: encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/enemy-…

#OTD in 1918, British internees of Ruhleben Camp near Berlin were released. The camp is remarkable for the strong community built by the internees and its relatively humane conditions. Learn more in this article by Mahon Murphy: encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/ruhleb… #FWW

It’s Friday, and that means it must be Day Six of HutVent! Today, in our 1914 series, Lyndsay is talking Huts (of course!)... youtu.be/KJWKlUuIdPY #HutVent2024 #HutVent #Huts

Scottish troops filmed in a 3-ton lorry on the Western Front towing away a captured German 77mm field gun, 1918. Film: IWM 713

The Somme in Winter: German soldiers in mud-filled trenches on the Northern part of the Somme Battlefields, Winter 1916. #WW1

@Taff_Gillingham @Royal_Scots @TheRoyalScots @ArchScot @projecthawick @TheHawickPaper Thanks very much, Taff! I really appreciate that👍

@StobsCamp @Royal_Scots @TheRoyalScots @ArchScot @projecthawick @TheHawickPaper They are certainly Royal Scots Territorials. In that kit they won’t be a wartime 1/, 2/ or 3/ battalion, but the photo isn’t clear enough to see the numeral on the shoulder title.

Can any of our friends help? We're trying to identify the battalion in the image below. Possibly from Stobs and possibly the 7th Btn Royal Scots or 1/7th. Does anyone recognise the uniform? Any help would be gratefully received! 🙏 #WW1 @Royal_Scots @TheRoyalScots

HutVent 2024 - Day 1 Taff opens the batting with an original newspaper announcing the declaration of war: youtu.be/fI30WuBD_n0

Site of former First World War training camp in Bexhill unearthed: nice article by @astockjourno on the archaeological work at the former Cooden camp and was pleased to be able to provide the contemporary images for the article. theargus.co.uk/news/24747902.…

Battle of the Ancre. An Army Chaplain helping along a wounded German prisoner taken on 13 November 1916. Near Aveluy Wood. © IWM Q 4505

And after the #RemembranceSunday services there was a quick dash up to Barnes Moss to capture details for possible fieldwork activities in 2025. Back off the hill just as it got dark!

A busy #RemembranceSunday yesterday. It was a privilege to catch up with the descendants of soldiers named on the Slitrig War Memorial. And at Stobs it was delightful to meet up again with the granddaughter of a German civilian interned at the camp in 1915. #LestWeForget @x4cld

@LydiaJane13 Relatively close to us stobscamp.org is an excellent site to visit @StobsCamp

Overwhelmed by the preparation members of the #StobsFamily have done to clean and strim the area around the camp's internee memorial. It looks fab and suitably ready for Sunday! ❤️ Thanks to Ian Lowes for the pics. #RemembranceDay #RemembranceSunday #WW1

@HawickRemember He's catching me up! 🤔

Did you see Stobs Camp on TV on Saturday night? The Shankend Viaduct, internment camp, barrack hut and Stobs Station all featured on @Channel4's Abandoned Railways From Above. If you missed it you can catch it here 👉 channel4.com/programmes/aba…. Well done Ian! Media star! ⭐️😁