Banff once site of internment camp for ‘enemy’ aliens

Prisoners of war are worth remembering. PoW number 505 was "committed to insane asylum." Number 62 escaped; 423 escaped and was recaptured; 8 escaped, was recaptured and was later "paroled" of his crimes, and 290 was wounded while trying to escape.

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