_128 Chaplains "Chaplains were usually held in Oflags so, in the early years of the war, few Stalags had one. At Oflag VIIA there were 18 chaplains in the camp when other camps had none. CSM James Fulton of the Seaforth Highlanders and the British Man of Confidence in Stalag XXB, wrote to the German authorities requesting a Church of England Padre and a Church of Scotland Padre be sent to a camp to meet the religious needs of the POWs, similarly, chaplains would often be requested to be sent to camps where there was no religious provision.\r\n\r\nAs there were so few of them, chaplains had to put aside their religious differences to meet the needs of the POWs. At Stalag 17B Captain Stephen W. Kane carried the full religious burden for the Christians in the camp, conducting daily services for the catholic POWs and offering additional services for the protestants.\r\n\r\nIn addition to regular services, bible study groups were allowed in some camps and one-to-one conversations between the Padre and a POW would take place on walks around the camp where their conversation would be a little more private." eulac3d Image IMAGE "Chaplains were usually held in Oflags so, in the early years of the war, few Stalags had one. At Oflag VIIA there were 18 chaplains in the camp when other camps had none. CSM James Fulton of the Seaforth Highlanders and the British Man of Confidence in Stalag XXB, wrote to the German authorities requesting a Church of England Padre and a Church of Scotland Padre be sent to a camp to meet the religious needs of the POWs, similarly, chaplains would often be requested to be sent to camps where there was no religious provision.\r\n\r\nAs there were so few of them, chaplains had to put aside their religious differences to meet the needs of the POWs. At Stalag 17B Captain Stephen W. Kane carried the full religious burden for the Christians in the camp, conducting daily services for the catholic POWs and offering additional services for the protestants.\r\n\r\nIn addition to regular services, bible study groups were allowed in some camps and one-to-one conversations between the Padre and a POW would take place on walks around the camp where their conversation would be a little more private."