Digital Archive

Since Eden Camp opened to the public as a museum in 1987, our visitors have been donating items to our archive which has continued to grow into a collection of national historical importance. In order to make this valuable resource open to the public and thanks to funding from the government’s #hereforculture Cultural Recovery Fund, we have begun the long process of making it available online. We’ve started with documents relating to the museum’s time as a prisoner of war camp but we’re adding new material every week on a wide variety of topics, so keep checking back for more.

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Letters- from a W.A.A.F member 'Ivy' stationed in Cairo, Egypt to her parents x 44 dating between 1943-46 ; 78825
Letters- from a W.A.A.F member 'Ivy' stationed in Cairo, Egypt to her sister 'Ruth' x12 dating between 1943-45 ; 78823
Photograph album- belonging to a SGT Charles Cryer in the R.A.F- Photos of time spent in Nova Scotia, Helwan, Cairo 1941-1944 ; 78850
LAND ARMY WOOL COAT - BELONGING TO MISS MARGARET GILL; 79034
Printed Photograph of Eden Camp POWs at Mount Pleasant Farm in Lockton, Eden Camp; 79571
Leaflet- 'Class "A" releases'- info on release and overseas leave, release books & allowances etc ; 78811
Leaflet- 'Regimental and Old Comrades Association' dated 02.1946 ; 78818
Registration card/passport issued to a 'Stanley David Morris'- Foreign Office ; 78817
Bank account document- belonging to a 'S.D. Morris'- war credit- 'Post Office Savings Department' - Manchester ; 78816
Registration card/ passport issued to a 'Gladys Vera Morris' by the Foreign Office undated ; 78815
Letter- from the 'Royal Army Medical Corps Association' regarding an application form for membership- undated ; 78814
Christmas card- to a 'Mrs. J. Morris' from The Eighth Army dated 10.11.1943 ; 78812
'Embarkation card' issued to a 'S.D. Morris' 'Class "A" release' & 'medical inspection report' dated 09.02.1946; 78797
'Position of women- National Service Acts, 1939 to 1941'- 'Explanatory note' enrolment in the women's Auxiliary services' etc; 78796
Christmas card- to a 'S.D. Morris' from 'Mae' undated; 78813
'Motor fuel ration book' x2; 78786
'Soldier's service and pay book' belonging to a 'Gladys Vera Mark' dated 19.06.42 (x2); 78785
'Women's officer's release book- class "A"' belonging to a 'G.V. Mark' ; 78787
'National registration identity card' issued to a 'David Morris' dated 01.06.1943; 78790
'Soldier's release book- Class "A"' issued to a 'S.D. Morris' dated 01.03.1946 ; 78788
'Supplementary clothing book' issued to a 'G.V. Mark undated; 78798
War Machine Magazine - encyclopaedia of the military weapons of the 20th century published 1983; 79689
The British Army in the Falklands 1982 informative book; 79690
Falklands 25th anniversary commemoration ceremony programme - 17th June 2007; 79691

Useful Links:

How to Search the Eden Camp Digital Archive – Information on the different ways of searching the Eden Camp Digital Archive using the eHive platform.

Request Records of Deceased Service Personnel – Information from gov.uk on how to apply to the MOD for the records of deceased service personnel.

International Committee of the Red Cross – The place for information on requesting the records of WW2 prisoners of war.

Repatriated Landscapes – An excellent, up to date and well illustrated record of prisoner of war camps in the UK.

Kohima Museum – The only UK museum dedicated to the Burma Campaign.  Located in York, just 23 miles from Eden Camp.

If you would like to donate or loan any items to our archive for preservation and/or display, please get in touch with our Archivist, Summer to make an appointment. You can see what we no longer accept by clicking here.