10th November 1941
Camp 310, Suez/ Geneifa
Italian POW postcard sent from Camp 310 located in Suez, Egypt. Featuring various censor marks from both Britain, Italy and Germany (Munich or Vienna censor office?). Ref: 10.11.1941 - 22/66
Camp 310, Suez/ Geneifa, Egypt
Add 21.01.1941
General Headquarters Middle East issued the following on 7th June 1941:
All prisoners of war who are to be evacuated from Egypt will be taken from No. 310 Prisoner of War Camp Suez (exception Officers).
Officers will be taken from Geneifa Prisoner of War Camps but if there is a delay in embarkation, they will remain in Camp 310 Suez until called forward.
Commandant, No. 310 Prisoner of War Camp will be responsible for carrying out instructions…
The right type of Prisoners of War are sent to the respective destinations
The correct proportion of Chaplains and Medical Personnel accompany each party.
Prisoners of War have been properly searched and disinfected before embarkation.
Army W. 3000 has been completed and Part 1 accompany the Prisoners of War.
Nominal rolls have been compiled and that they accompany Prisoners of War, copies being forwarded immediately after embarkation to all concerned.
That a numerical state showing numbers embarked is immediately forwarded to all concerned, including A.G.S., General Headquarters.
Source: italianprisonersofwar.com
The archive of former POW at Camp 310, Albert Marrullier.
The Brief History project is grateful to the family of Albert Marrullier for allowing these to be shown.
Postcards from the Albert Marrullier archive. Unknown artist. The caption on the first postcard (1a Serie - No.1) has the word 'internati' (internees) rather than 'prisoners'. This may suggest that the postcards were produced post September 1943 following the Italian-Allied armistice.
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