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[WORLD WAR II]. Jack Tanner, Prisoner of War Archive & Collection. 1940s. Archive of correspondence, ephemera, photographs, and other memorabilia detailing the experiences of a British Prisoner of War, Jack Tanner, 2nd Lieutenant, Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry, who was captured at Dunkirk and spent five years as a prisoner during the Second World War. Including: a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, postcards, photos, and annotated correspondence. – Reports of Tanner’s probable death, confirmation of capture, and official letters from the British Prisoners of War Department to Tanner’s family. – Burberry’s brand wool army uniform tunic and pants. – Photographs. – A leather suitcase containing a tie, leather wallet, two small bibles, matchbooks, a brass lock & key, personal effects, and a number of [some later] books related to POWs including “Joe in Germany” by Jimmy Graham Jack Thomas; “As You Were: A Book of Caricatures” by Frank Slated; “A Short History of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry”; “Battle Dress: The Cadet Magazine.” – Photocopy of Tanner’s obituary. – and more. An impressive historical archive detailing Tanner’s five years interned as a POW in Germany.