Detention

[Bobyoung]

Detention in WW2 in the Jerusalem. Does anybody know anything about this? Where etec? thank you

 

[dapperdunn]

Google? Wiki? They both seem to know a great deal.

 

[WreckerL]

Detention as in "stay behind and do 100 lines" or German/Italian POW's?

If former, see above.
If latter, see above.

 

[Bobyoung]

Detention as in 90 days, reduced to 60 in MDQ in Jerusalem in 1941....no exact location in Google or Wiki of locations

 

[dapperdunn]

Detention as a punishment then? Perhaps if you'd made it clear in your first post you might have got a sensible answer.

 

[Sumo]

Detention as a punishment then? Perhaps if you'd made it clear in your first post you might have got a sensible answer.

on here debatable?

 

[Taztiff]

Detention as in 90 days, reduced to 60 in MDQ in Jerusalem in 1941

A bit specific in terms of time, place and dates.
Anyone in particular?

 

[Mackan2017]

Detention in WW2 in Jerusalem. Does anybody know anything about this? Where, etc? Thank you.

I think the British Military Prison in what was then Palestine (from 1939 to 1948) was known as BMP Acre. I remember reading an article a long time ago that a British soldier who later achieved fame & riches (was it Spike Milligan??) had been sentenced to detention in Acre for a seemingly trivial breach of discipline. Beer was involved, if I remember correctly.

Acre being an English word, the name was probably changed after the British withdrawal.

 

[Bobyoung]

Thank you I will look at that

 

[BillyNoMates]

Website. Don't know if there's any reference to doing time. May be of interest though.

www.britishforcesinpalestine.org

 

[BillyNoMates]

 

[SARKING]

I think the British Military Prison in what was then Palestine (from 1939 to 1948) was known as BMP Acre. I remember reading an article a long time ago that a British soldier who later achieved fame & riches (was it Spike Milligan??) had been sentenced to detention in Acre for a seemingly trivial breach of discipline. Beer was involved, if I remember correctly.

Acre being an English word, the name was probably changed after the British withdrawal.

Acre is still there in northern Israel. A crusader fortress town. Pronounced Akko locally. North of Haifa and South of Naheriya.