2695279 Guardsman Patrick Francis DEVLIN, Left Flank, 1 Scots Guards: PoW

Discussion in 'The Brigade of Guards' started by Tullybrone, Sep 16, 2011.

  1. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    Hi,

    I'm a relatively new member and have just dropped on this thread whilst surfing the site......

    My mothers cousin Guardsman 2695279 Patrick Francis Devlin (1917-1974), Scots Guards (1935/46), was a POW at Lamsdorf 1940/1945 having been wounded in action and captured at Mo I Rana, Norway 17/18th May 1940 as part of 1st Scots Guards rearguard action. POW number 34910 I think.

    I have about 8 or 9 photographs of his showing a large POW military funeral which I assume was at Lamsdorf. The coffins are covered in various national flags - British/French/Dutch. There is a German army band and loads of German senior officers on view. Season wise it looks like autumn/winter.

    Having read this article I was wondering if it relates to the same incident? Were other nationalities killed?

    Is anyone aware of any other large deaths of personnel at Lamsdorf?

    I don't have access to the photo's today but I will try and upload them to this thread next Monday.

    Diane - Or should I create a new thread re the photo's?

    Steve Y.
     
  2. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Steve, ref the photos, you can certainly upload them here on this thread - maybe ascertain relevance and the mods would take it from there if deserving of a separate thread
     
    Last edited: May 27, 2023
  3. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    Hi,

    I wil try and upload the photo's I mentioned on Friday. They originated with Guardsman 2695279 Patrick Francis Devlin, Left Flank Company, 1st Scots Guards who was wounded in action and captured at Mo I Rana, Norway 17th May 1940 and was POW at Lamsdorf.

    Hope someone out there can interpret them and perhaps confirm when/where they were taken.

    Appears to be a formal event as there are German stills/film cameramen in some of the shots.

    Hope I have done the IT OK?

    Steve Y.
     

    Attached Files:

  4. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Name: Patrick Devlin . Date of Birth: 1/9/1917 . Place of Birth: Workington . ... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/95/121
    Name: Patrick Devlin.
    Date of Birth: 1/9/1917.
    Place of Birth: Workington.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: [Guardsman].
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Scots Guards].
    Service Number: [2695279].
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.
    PoW number: 34910.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 1.
    Date: [1939-1945]

    Name: Patrick Devlin . Date of Birth: 1/9/1917 . Place of Birth: Workington . ... | The National Archives
    Reference : WO 416/95/176
    Name: Patrick Devlin.
    Date of Birth: 1/9/1917.
    Place of Birth: Workington.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Private.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Scots Guards.
    Service Number: [2695279].
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag XB Sandbostel.
    PoW number: 34910.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 1.

    Name: Patrick Devlin . Date of Birth: 1/9/1917 . Place of Birth: Workington . ... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/95/303
    Name: Patrick Devlin.
    Date of Birth: 1/9/1917.
    Place of Birth: Workington.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Private.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Scots Guards.
    Service Number: [34910].
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
    PoW number: 26952789?
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 6.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
    Last edited: Apr 17, 2023

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