Memories of a Prisoner of War
The contributor spoke about the memoirs of her father, Dennis Ensor (born 5th August 1922), and some photographs from his life. Dennis joined the war effort before he was called up in December 1941 by joining the Air Raid Precautions (ARP) as a Warden. The contributor highlighted that his memoir retells one story of when he was demobbed in York, during which time he was working as a Wireless Operator.
During the war, Dennis was held as a Prisoner of War at Stalag VII-A in southern Bavaria. The contributor brought a collection of letters from Sylvia, Dennis' wife, written while he was a Prisoner of War. Sylvia worked for the Auxiliary Fire Service during the war. Additionally, the contributor brought letters from the War Office stating that Dennis had gone missing on 31st August 1944, and later letters both speculating and, then, confirming that he was a prisoner of war at Stalag VII-A.
The contributor highlighted one photograph she had brought of Dennis and Sylvia in 1946, 6 months after their marriage. Alongside the photographs, the contributor spoke about the additional objects she had brought: paybooks, ration books, identity books, and Dennis' Prisoner of War identity card. She noted that Dennis was awarded two medals for his service in the war: The War Medal (1939-1945) and the Star (1939-1945). Dennis served with the Royal Northfolk Regiment from 15th January 1942 until 12th September 1945 and, then, with the Royal Corps of Signals from 13th September 1945 until 6th January 1947. The contributor shared that Dennis had mentioned that he had seen a concentration camp but that he didn't talk about it.
Finally, the contributor spoke about the items relating to her father in law, John Warwick, who was killed in action during Operation Torch.
