For example , it provided food , mail and assistance to 365,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers and civilians held captive .
It was in a cash starved position when the war began in 1939 , but quickly mobilized its national offices set up a Central Prisoner of War Agency .
It provided food , mail and assistance to 365,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers and civilians held captive .
It was in a cash starved position when the war began in 1939 , but quickly mobilized its national offices set up a Central Prisoner of War Agency .