British Free Corps leaflet.

**JERSEY 34** · 11-21-2015, 07:35 PM

I guess this is not quite the right place to post such a leaflet but I was unsure where it should be posted. I was unaware I had it till yesterday when I found it inside the front cover of a book I was looking at. I have not seen such a leaflet before and don't know if such a thing is scarce or not. If one of you knows about such things please let me know.
All the best from Jersey,
D

**Adrian Stevenson** · 11-21-2015, 07:52 PM

Looks like a good original. Seen them before but never one for sale.

Cheers, Ade.

**Grimebox** · 11-21-2015, 08:00 PM

Very nice item. Out of interest what was the book that you found it inside of?

**JERSEY 34** · 11-21-2015, 08:06 PM

Hi Grimebox,
Thanks for your reply. The book it was in was " The Birdcage, Ilag VII Laufen Oberbayern-Germany 1944". This was a book written for and by Channel Islanders who had been deported and interned in the Camp at Laufen. I have no idea how it came to be in the book but it was a bit of a surprise.
D

**HistoryMan** · 11-21-2015, 10:16 PM

They recruited in POW camps in Germany so I can only assume the Islander was given the leaflet while in the camp ???

Interesting documentary here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwfIkoRjMw

**JERSEY 34** · 11-21-2015, 10:21 PM

The only thing which may help, there is the month and year written on it...June 1944.

**HistoryMan** · 11-21-2015, 10:24 PM

by JERSEY 34

The only thing which may help, there is the month and year written on it...June 1944.

That's when the leaflets started being distributed throughout POW camps in Germany I believe

Might be worth researching if any Islander became a member...... I assume the book it was found in belonged to an Islander D ??

Cheers

**JERSEY 34** · 11-21-2015, 10:27 PM

In that case I think its fair to assume the leaflet has always been with the book and it came from the camp.... interesting and thankyou for the info.
D

**HistoryMan** · 11-21-2015, 10:33 PM

by JERSEY 34

In that case I think its fair to assume the leaflet has always been with the book and it came from the camp.... interesting and thankyou for the info.
D

Sounds good to me, that's quite an interesting piece of history you have there, although the BFC are not my cup of tea !!!

**HistoryMan** · 11-21-2015, 10:45 PM

Some interesting trivia regarding the leaflet, it was composed by the well-known BFC creator Frank McLardy, a scouser. He was later court martialled in 1946 and sentenced to life imprisonment at an Army Camp less than 500 yards from where I am now !