sommewalker Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 little known about side of the R N D interned in Holland ," THE H M S TIMBERTOWN"" FOLLIES "during their internment they turned their hands to a lot of different things,to keep them occupied, ...The boxes and frames you've heard of,but the "timbertown follies , were a group ,that put on shows from opera" the Mikado"and other productionsas these pictures show, they were very well received by the internees and the local Dutch population, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADB50 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 A book (in Dutch) about HMS Timbertown was published in March 2014, not just focusing on the Timbertown Follies but all aspects of the English Camp in Groningen. A website has been in existence for over a decade (Internment of British sailor/soldiers of the Royal Naval Division in Groningen during the First World War) and there is also a Facebook page. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommewalker Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 A book (in Dutch) about HMS Timbertown was published in March 2014, not just focusing on the Timbertown Follies but all aspects of the English Camp in Groningen. A website has been in existence for over a decade (Internment of British sailor/soldiers of the Royal Naval Division in Groningen during the First World War) and there is also a Facebook page. yes you are right, but? you have missed the earlier posts I did on the R N D that were interned in Holland , all 1500 of them, I know about the book , as menno welinga the person that wrote the book , left me 2 signed copies to pay for and pick up when my Dutch friend and I visited the exhibition in Groningen last year, also you didn't mention that the book has a section near the front , that is in English, but they hope to bring out an English version when they can find an English publisher, I know of the facebook page as I know the owner https://www.facebook.com/groups/567576546602807/?ref=bookmarks, this is the group I started 3 years ago on the RND you should give that a look too, you will also find a photo of the lads during morning exercise going over a bridge in the town, and one of me 100 years later in 2014 in the same spot, and a view of a case of pieces to do with the RND IN TIMBERTOWN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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