History of Swindon Town F.C. War Department requisitioned the County Ground for use as a Prisoner-of-war camp, Swindon Town as a football club effectively ceased to be for the duration. The club's assets and players were sold or transferred until the season restarted. Three Swindon Town F.C players—Alan Fowler, Willie Imrie and Dennis Olney—were killed in action during the war and are commemorated with a memorial inside the ground above the players tunnel. The post-war era saw Swindon competing in the lower divisions of the English League, though in 1963 the club was promoted to the Second Division after finishing 2nd in Division 3 in
Tuchola prisoner of war camp autonomy. The camp was officially put under civilian administration in November 1921. The Polish Ministry of the Interior was put in charge in April 1922 and between then and November almost all the interned were released and transferred to regular civilian life in Poland. Tuchola prisoner of war camp The Tuchola prisoner of war camp, located in the town of Tuchola ("Tuchel", "Тухоля"), was built and operated by the German Empire from 1914 until 1918 and then by the Second Polish Republic from 1920 until 1921. The camp was constructed at the beginning of World War I by the Germans.