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36 signatures from the area of Manchester with various addresses provided.

Hand-written and typescript orders of Covenant Services, 16 January 1944 and 7 January 1945 respectively, used by Methodist worshippers at Stalag IVB. Emrys W. Evans, although not yet an ordained minister, led many services at the camp.

A hand-written Christmas card, 1943, sent by the Welsh inmates of Hut 36b to another hut in the camp. It was created by Albert V. Dorman, and is signed by the artist, together with other Welsh soldiers, including Emrys W. Evans and Ellis Wynne Evans (222510), a frequent contributor to Cymro, and a native of Chwilog, Caernarvonshire.

A hand-written programme for a P.S.A. [Pleasant Sunday Afternoon] concert held on 25 June [1944] at Stalag IVB, in which Emrys W. Evans was the tenor soloist. The Chairman was fellow Cymric Club member Idwal Davies.

A hand-written programme, [?1944], for an 'International' rugby match at Stalag IVB between Wales and the Springboks [possibly that mentioned in Cymro, 28 November 1944 (see NLW MS 22424F, f. 35)].

A hand-written poster for an 'International' football match, held at Stalag IVB on South Africa Union Day, 31 May 1944, between South Africa and Wales. Emrys W. Evans took the role of goalkeeper for Wales; his interest in football continued following the War in his role as referee in amateur matches.

A hand-written poster for a P.S.A. [Pleasant Sunday Afternoon] concert held on 25 June [1944] at Stalag IVB, in which Emrys W. Evans was the tenor soloist. The Chairman was fellow Cymric Club member Idwal Davies.

This file is a hand-written programme for the show 'Mexican Gold', produced at Stalag IVB in January-February 1945, including cast names and their autographs. The production is mentioned in Bees Buzz, 14 January 1945 (see NLW MS 22424F, f. 45).

A photograph of cast members and orchestra of 'Mexican Gold', an original show produced at the 'Empire Theatre', Stalag IVB in January-February 1945. The female roles are played by male prisoners, including the role of 'Marquita Alvez', played by ballad-tenor Emrys W. Evans (in profile, underneath the hanging basket). The space below the stage in this theatre was used for the concealment of maps and other escape equipment.

A photograph, 4 April 1944, of the funeral, with full military honours, of F/Sgt J. Jones ('Taffy') D.F.M. (?originally from Treorchy, Rhondda), a founder member of the Cymric Club at Stalag IV. Jones was shot dead by a German Unteroffizier during a night-time curfew whilst attempting to steal coal from the camp stores. Welsh soldiers are on the left in the picture, and the service is conducted by Church of England Padre Samuel ('Sammy') Day. The Unteroffizier who shot F/Sgt Jones is in charge of the German salute party.

A photograph of a boxing match at Stalag IVB, [July 1944], between 'Taffy' Jones (or 'Billy Price') of Conwy, Caernarvonshire (left) and Ameerun ('Smiling Kid'), an Allied soldier from the Philippines, mentioned in Cymro, 17 July 1944 (see NLW MS 22424F, f. 32).

A photocopy of a plan of Stalag IVB, dated 11 June 1945 (a redrafting of the original, drawn 10 September 1944), mainly the work of W/O P[eter] A. F. Liddle, [of Sheffield].

A photocopy of a drawing of Stalag IVB made by N. Uchtmann, a Dutch prisoner of war, dated 15 March 1945.

A printed map of mainland Europe, dated 30 June 1944, produced by the Red Cross & St John War Organisation, showing the locations of the principal prisoner of war camps holding British and Commonwealth soldiers. The map was owned by Emrys W. Evans’s mother at Caernarfon. Evans has later traced in ink the route of his journey through Germany, from his capture near Hamburg on 17 August 1943, through the interrogation centre for airmen at Dulagluft, to his final destination at Stalag IVB near the river Elbe.

51 signatures from the area of Bethesda & Gerlan - Majority of addresses provided are from Well Street.

45 signatures from the area of Llanilar and Llanfarian with various addresses provided.

10 signatures from the area of Llanbadarn Fawr with various addresses provided.

Minute book, 1915-1920, of the Committee for the Care of Wounded Welsh Soldiers in London Hospitals, organised by the London Welsh Churches.
The majority of the minutes are signed by the Committee's President, the Rev. H. Elvet Lewis. Items found loose within the volume have been either tipped in (ff. 15-16, 24, 28-29, 48) or inserted in an archival envelope (ff. 76-84).

A ring binder containing records, 1916-1917, of visits to hospital patients on behalf of the Committee for the Care of Wounded Welsh Soldiers in London Hospitals, listed by names of participating churches.

Notebook of the Committee for the Care of Wounded Welsh Soldiers in London Hospitals, containing lists, [?1915]-[?1918], of patients visited by representatives of various participating churches.