There must have been thousands of pics like these thrown out in the 1960s and '70S when the vets who took them died- "These never before seen photos offer a rare glimpse of life inside a prisoner of war camp on Jersey in the First World War. The century-old images show a tunnel dug as part of an escape attempt - and a snowball fight during a rare cold spell on the Channel Island. They were taken by camp guard Captain Eli Bowers and have been shared for the first time by his descendants who kept the originals locked away in a drawer for decades. Capt Bowers served in the Royal Jersey Militia and took the six photos from late 1916 to early 1917. His great nephew Helier Falle, 48, a company director from Jersey, says that he found the pictures in his mother's house. He said: "Rather than leave them sitting in a drawer for nobody to see, I thought they should be shared. "My mother inherited the originals when her grandmother died in 1982 and she used to show the photos to friends and house visitors but they have never been published before. "There are six pictures in total that we have got. It is a pity he did not take any more." Rare photos reveal reality inside First World War prisoner of war camp on Jersey
