Royce Officer (5 results)

Condition: New. In English. Fuchs, Marcus (illustrator).

Condition: New. Print on Demand. Fuchs, Marcus (illustrator).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Fuchs, Marcus (illustrator).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Fuchs, Marcus (illustrator).

Six gelatin silver photographs (five approximately 90 × 60 mm, one 65 × 45 mm), with the recipient's name, prison address, and a lengthy message from Mrs Beryl Dalton in ink on the verso of each one; in excellent condition, with a 'Stalag VIIIA . Geprüft [checked]' inkstamp on each verso. Four photographs were sent to Italy, and two to Germany. Judging by the dates on the messages (between 23 January 1943 and 25 May 1944) and the addresses of the prisons, only one snapshot was sent at a time (possibly no more were permitted). In Italy, 'Australians who were not officers were held in Campo 57, at Gruppignano near Udine in north-east Italy. The camp was commanded by Colonel Vittorio Calcaterra, described by one prisoner as "a sadist and a beast and an accessory to murder"' (Australian War Memorial). This is where WO2 Dalton was held. After Italy surrendered in September 1943, he was taken to Stalag VIIIA in Görlitz, Germany. His capture probably occurred during the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. Each snapshot features Royce John Dalton's young son, John Royce Dalton, who appears to have been born after his father left for the Middle East in November 1940. One poignant message reads 'Dear Royce, This is our son John Royce, isn't he grand .'. Others contain similar sentiments, such as 'This is our son taken on his big engine on 20.12.43 which we gave him for Xmas'; and 'M[other] & Pop idolize John, but I don't let them spoil him. John's a happy child .'. [6 items].…