Two German prisoners of war and local policemen outside Blaenau Ffestiniog Police Station, 1915
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On 4 April 1915, two German prisoners of war escaped from Dyffryn Aled, Llansannan, Denbighshire. They were recaptured near Llanbedr, Merionethshire, on 11 April. This photograph was taken outside Blaenau Ffestiniog Police Station and shows the handcuffed prisoners accompanied by members of the local police force. Following a military hearing at Chester, the two German officers were sent to prison for 28 days.
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