The Fourth Statistical Account of East Lothian

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Military East Lothian

Dr Diana M Henderson

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A common sight in East Lothian at the end of the war and for several years thereafter were Prisoners of War working in the fields and doing road and ditch repairs. There were two Prisoner of War camps in the county, at Gosford and at Amisfield. By 2000, it was difficult to find evidence of these sites, which once held almost 4000 men. Also working in the area for several years after the end of the war and not released from duty at the end of hostilities were the conscripted women of The Women's Land Army and, in the coal mines, the Bevin Boys.

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