Private 3653650 Thomas Culshaw 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment

Hopefully ADM, or one of the other members with a leaning towards POW's can help me with some further information on this fellow.

Name: Thomas Culshaw
Place of Birth: Wigan, Lancashire. Son of John & Annie Culshaw.
Regiment: South Lancashire Regiment
Rank & Service Number: Private, 3653650
Date & Place of Capture: 12th June, 1940 in Rouen, France

He was initially held in Stalag XXI B and then transferred to Stalag XXI A and finally to Stalag IV C (Wistritz, Czech Republic )in January 1941.

He was shot dead whilst attempting to escape from there on 11th October 1943. From the ICRC information received, another PoW was shot dead whilst escaping on the same day (Royal Marine George William Howard [Service No. PO/X 100212], son of George and Ellen Howard of Halton, Yorkshire).

Royal Marine Howard was captured at Sfakia, Crete on 1st June, 1941.

Can only assume that they were both killed in the same escape attempt and fittingly are now buried next to one another in Prague War Cemetry.

 

Phil,
looked for Mne. Howard as a P.O.W. in Italy but he wasn't there in 1943.

There could be something in War Crimes Files but T.N.A. Online Catalogue is off at the moment.


Brian

 

Cheers Brian

 

Hello Phil,
what you need is a copy of TS 26/618 from Kew.

"Schwaz : murder of Marine Howard and Pte. Culshaw".

Brian

 

Thanks again Brian. I will get onto it when Im home from work.

P

 

Having obtained a copy of the War Crimes file detailing the murder of Private Culshaw, and also a photograph of his headstone, can any one tell me how I go about telling the CWGC that his name is Culshaw not Gulshaw.

http://by127w.bay127.mail.live.com/att/GetAttachment.aspx?tnail=0&messageId=6a2675e7-d751-11de-b423-00215ad80d04&Aux=50|0|8CC397551271530||

 

Having obtained a copy of the War Crimes file detailing the murder of Private Culshaw, and also a photograph of his headstone, can any one tell me how I go about telling the CWGC that his name is Culshaw not Gulshaw.

http://by127w.bay127.mail.live.com/att/GetAttachment.aspx?tnail=0&messageId=6a2675e7-d751-11de-b423-00215ad80d04&Aux=50|0|8CC397551271530||

Speak to the enquiries Section and then perhaps Email a page from the File.

A few years ago I foung a Headstone marked "Grill" that should have read Gill and reported it. Took about 2yrs to ammend.

Brian

 

Speak to the enquiries Section and then perhaps Email a page from the File.

A few years ago I foung a Headstone marked "Grill" that should have read Gill and reported it. Took about 2yrs to ammend.

Brian

Cheers Brian, I can send you the war crimes file if its of any interest

P

 

Thanks for that Phil.

I have had the File for a couple of Months.

 

Some of the above mentioned file:

 

page missing

 

Recorded burial of the soldiers. I wonder if X marks the culprit

 

I imagined that the men were shot whilst attempting to escape, which would be a sad end, but reading that it was straighforward murder really saddens me.

Pete

 

I have the war crime file if anyone iS interested.

 

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Private 3653650 Thomas Culshaw 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment

Hello Phil
I am trying to find out more about the above soldier as he is the father of my brother in law and he would like to find out about his father that he never met, We have found out that he was shot while trying to escape and is buried n the Prague war cemetery but that is about all

 

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Private 3653650 Thomas Culshaw 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment

Hello Phil
I am trying to find out more about the above soldier as he is the father of my brother in law and he would like to find out about his father that he never met, We have found out that he was shot while trying to escape and is buried n the Prague war cemetery but that is about all

If you want to do some proper research I would apply for a copy of his service records first from the MoD.

service records sar form requests

 

Hi,

Just came across this thread looking for details on Marine Howard. Both Culshaw and Howard were awarded Mention in Despatches - London Gazette 4.1.45 & 19.1.45.

Although they are not shown on their CWGC details.

Mark