Hello everyone. I am working on our family tree and have recently discovered that my Great Uncle was a POW. I have been provided with some photos of his service handbook, diary, and medals during his time as a POW. The diary has several names and addresses on and I would love to get in touch with any of their relatives. Also if anyone can help with any further information I would be extremely grateful.
It will be best to transcribe all the entries so they can be picked up by search engines. Maybe have a photo of each page and then add the transcription underneath.
The casualty lists have him as follows: 5438059 Pte R J LILLY - 1st Bn Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Expeditionary Forces / Middle East / Western Dessert Reported missing 29.6.42, subsequently reported POW.
Page 2 - A. Hopkins is probably Arthur Leslie Hopkins 25th Battalion 2NZEF Page 5 J P Corley James Patrick Corley 24th Battalion 2NZEF Page 6 Paora Tutu Maurirere Page 6 Robert Matthew Rae Page 8 Tutu Paraone etc New Zealand Online Cenotaph is a great source