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Rimini to Hempton Green, 1947

Rimini camp, Italy → Camp 82, Hempton Green

Camp 82 at Hempton Green took 1,001 of the Ukrainians transferred from Rimini in 1947, the largest number held at any one camp. The men worked on Norfolk farms under Ministry of Agriculture contracts, taken out in lorries by drivers known as gangers. Local recollections describe potato harvesting, a workshop making tools and toys, and the coloured patches the men had to wear on their jackets.

1947

Ukrainians transferred from Rimini arrive and 1,001 are housed at Hempton, the largest number at any one camp

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Pudding Norton P.O.W. Camp

Post-war camps and hostels

1947 to 1948

The men travel out to Norfolk farms under Ministry of Agriculture contracts

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Pudding Norton P.O.W. Camp

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Pudding Norton P.O.W. Camp

Post-war camps and hostels