my grandad pte 5379340 c w anson of the 4th btn ox & buck light infantry, was part of the b e f in 39/40, he was captured and sent to stalag xiii-c prison no 11451, i'm trying to find out if he stayed at this camp or was part of the walk of death ? any help please even just the smallist bit of info. many thanks
Timmy, welcome to the forum. From a very quick google search it would appear Stalag XIIIc was liberated (as opposed to evacuated) and some POWs from other camps arrived there after long marches so it seems possible your Grandfather could have been there until liberation. Impossible to say for sure though without further research. TNA or Red Cross records would be the best lines of further research. TNA will hold a file on the camp itself and your Grandfather may have completed a Prisoner's report anthough not everyone did. Good luck! Mike
Can't help with the PoW side of things but drop me a PM if you're interested in a copy of his units war diary. Cheers A
Today I received a "list of places of detention" list from the Red Cross in Geneva. It shows that he was transfered to Stalag XIIIC on 2/3/1945. I know he was used as slave labor in the col mines of Upper Soclieca in Poland . He was on the "death march" from Poland. There is a link on the Red Cross web site. It took about 13 months to get results.
