Walter Wharton collection

Identifier: irn73105
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn73105

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by David Wharton, the son of Walter Wharton.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a cigarette holder, handheld heating device, and miniature sandals relating to the experiences of Walter Wharton, a British Army medic who was held in a German prisoner-of-war camp and concentration camp during World War II.

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Cigarette holder made from found materials for a Jewish British Army medic by fellow inmates
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn88140
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Colorful, handcrafted cigarette holder made from found objects for Walter Wharton, a Jewish British Army medic, by fellow prisoners, some also Jewish, whom he cared for while interned in a concentration camp or prisoner-of-war camp in Germany from 1942 to 1945. Walter was deployed circa 1942 with the British Army Medical Corps in North Africa. He was captured after the British surrendered to German forces in Tobruk, Libya, on June 21, 1942. Walter was sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in Italy. He escaped, was re-captured, and then sent to a prisoner-of war camp in Germany. Walter was eventual...
Small heating device made from a cigarette tin for a Jewish British Army medic by fellow inmates
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn88141
- English
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Small metal heating device, that he called an oven, made from a cigarette tin and other salvaged materials for Walter Wharton, a Jewish British Army medic, by fellow prisoners, some also Jewish, whom he cared for while interned in a concentration camp or prisoner-of-war camp in Germany from 1942 to 1945. Walter was deployed circa 1942 with the British Army Medical Corps in North Africa. He was captured after the British surrendered to German forces in Tobruk, Libya, on June 21, 1942. Walter was sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in Italy. He escaped, was re-captured, and then sent to a prisoner...
Pair of miniature leather sandals made for a Jewish British Army medic by fellow inmates
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn88142
- English
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pair of miniature brown leather sandals made from salvaged materials for Walter Wharton, a Jewish British Army medic, by fellow prisoners, some also Jewish, whom he cared for while interned in a concentration camp or prisoner-of-war camp in Germany from 1942 to 1945. Walter was deployed circa 1942 with the British Army Medical Corps in North Africa. He was captured after the British surrendered to German forces in Tobruk, Libya, on June 21, 1942. Walter was sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in Italy. He escaped, was re-captured, and then sent to a prisoner-of war camp in Germany. Walter was ev...

Walter Wharton collection

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Cigarette holder made from found materials for a Jewish British Army medic by fellow inmates

Small heating device made from a cigarette tin for a Jewish British Army medic by fellow inmates

Pair of miniature leather sandals made for a Jewish British Army medic by fellow inmates