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1942 (Dec 14) Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial & Oversea) Addis Ababa printed envelope with vertical creases to Capt. H. Ebsworth c/o Evacuation Office, Harrar & forwarded in red crayon to Evacuation Camp, Mandera bearing Haile Selassie 10c tied Addis Abeba cds & on reverse Dire Daoua (17 Dec) + EA APO 75 (17 Dec) transit cds….. … Not a great deal is known about Italians taken POW during the Eritrea/Ethiopian campaign. They were initially placed into various camps in British & Italian Somaliland, Eritrea & Ethiopia however generally overcrowding, poor conditions & sanitation necessitated careful handling with many being moved to other theatres such as Egypt etc. Mail connected to these Camps is seldom encounted