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1918 stampless printed Prisoners of War letter sheet to Alexandrie, Egypt from C. Lonke POW No 25479, Camp 4, Compound 2, Hut 6a, Knockaloe cancelled mute 4 wavy bars obliterator applied Alexandria & with OPENED BY / CENSOR. / P.W. 379 reclosing label tied Alexandria (3 Sep) bi-lingual arrival cds …….Knockaloe Camp located at Knockaloe Farm just a few miles from Peel had been a Territorial Force & Volunteer Battalions training camp so conditions were good & ideal to house Aliens and POW’s…Unusual destination