1942 ETHIOPIA…..WW2 BRITISH OCCUPATIONN FORCES INTERNMENT CAMP… [16748]

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1942 (Oct 14) Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial & Oversea) Addis Ababa printed envelope to Capt. B.C. Shea, c/o O.E.T.A Evacuation, Dire Dawa bearing Haile Selassie 10c tied Addis Abeba cds & with violet circular Business Only/B.B. (D.C.O.) hand stamp with on reverse Dire Daoua (16 Oct) arrival 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

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