I am proud to say that I have just returned from Stalag Luft 3 in Poland, the famous site of the Great Escape Camp. This was a journey that I have...
Thought this may be of interest lifted (with permission ) from friends Facebook page. Had these notes a few years given to me by someone who's...
Am doing some research for relatives on Cpl David Binch (7884433) of 7RTR. a professional soldier, he fought in France BEF 1940 , was evacuated...
From my Book, Ebb and Flow: Mr Thomson then joined the WALLSEND. He was torpedoed and landed at Cape Verde island of San Antonio, after a boat...
I am hoping to get help with some information regarding Lt.Col. George Hew Fanshawe, who was O.C. The Queen’s Bays, from 2 November 1939 until 7...
Hi, I need some help please! We have limited information regarding my granddad's history. We know his service number 1596538 and his service start...
Hello everybody, I am now well on the way to finishing my website on the above camp and have come across the following in WO 311/317: Extract...
Hi - My Grandfather Bill Smith was a DR in the 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was captured in 1940, I'm not quite sure if he got all...
My father, Captain John Crosthwaite Eyre RE and SOE, was captured in Tunisia on January 29th 1943, leading a group of saboteurs in a raid to...
Hello all, finally got around to deciphering and typing up a letter from Lt Col Tod MC OBE describing his journey from London where he was on...
It is a little known fact that after the Italian Armistice of 8 September 1943, and the subsequent take-over of the POW camps by the German...
Army Number: 2723037 Rank: Guardsman Name: J O DINSMORE Unit: Irish Guards Theatre: POW Number: Date of Capture: Place of Capture: Camp: Stalag...
Hi, I am doing some research on my late uncle - F/Lt AA Salter RAF who was a POW in Stalag Luft III for several years. There is a chance that he...
In order to try and help people match the camp name to its number I have posted two name lists - one compiled from documents in Italian State...
This is a shot in the dark but hopefully someone can help. I recently heard the story of an American (possibly a pilot) who went by the surname of...
Hello all! Any help, ideas, thoughts appreciated. I've recently come across a photo that I believe to have been taken at Stalag Luft but outside...
Good morning. I'm writing from italy. Sorry, but my english is not so good. Anyone is still working on italian POW camp PG 146 ? I read only old...
Background. My father, Maurice Muir, #890, served in the New Zealand Army as Regimental Stretcher Bearer in 24 Battalion and was captured on 1st...
My father and uncle spent time in PG 98 and PG 59 as well as Stalag 7A and 2B. I am looking for photos prior to liberation days for these camps....
I am trying to find out how Wing Commander Brian Paddon died in Rhodesia circa 1967? I cannot find an obituary for him, which is a surprise as he...
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