P.G. 73
Fossoli di Carpi Near Modena

PG 73 Campo di Fossoli began as a prisoner of war camp, later being a Jewish concentration camp, then a police and transit camp, and finally a labour collection centre for Germany. 2844 Jews passed through this camp, 2802 having been then deported.

May 1942 - 8 September 1943: Prisoner of War camp (PG 73) established by the Royal Italian Army for the British, South African and New Zealand military personnel captured in military operations in North Africa.

Coordinates 44°49′N 10°53′E

Links for more information:

http://www.militarian.com/threads/british-pow-experiences-in-italian-and-german-camps.182/

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CD0QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rootschat.com%2Fforum%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D635991.0&ei=2hJbVdG8DcHq7AbZ1YCQCQ&usg=AFQjCNGADvYQaDL6J2fRfkQ_hiY-1Eg58w&bvm=bv.93564037,d.ZGU

http://istrianet.org/istria/history/1800-present/camps/fossoli.htm

http://www.fondazionefossoli.org/it/campo.php

Names
(Please email names to powsitaly@lamsdorf.com)

Kenneth Herbert Cooke
Edward Keel
George Percival
Leslie Smith  (Possibly at this camp or at a location administered from this camp)