Binnie got the guitar on February 20, 1942. He kept it with him moving to several different prisoner camps until his release in April 1945. All total the guitar was with Binnie for 1,566 miles.
February 27, 2011
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Musical lifeline: Guitar owned by POW takes a place in history at Canadian war museum
During the endless hours as a prisoner of war in World War II, Alfred “Alf” Binnie’s guitar was an instrument of survival.