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  1. brithm
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    Award MiD Pte. R. O’Connell, 7 Green Howards Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila) Italy

    Award Mentioned in Despatches Pte. R. O’Connell, 7 Green Howards (4390604/4394604) Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila) Italy Captured at FUKA on 30th...
    Thread by: brithm, Jan 20, 2022 at 8:37 PM, 0 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  2. brithm
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    Award MiD Rfn. J. Perkins, 2nd Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila)

    Rfn. John. Perkins, (6204127) 2nd Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila) awarded Mention in Despatches After his capture at EL...
    Thread by: brithm, Oct 11, 2021, 2 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  3. brithm
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    Award MiD Cpl. W.S. Pearsall, 4th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila)

    Cpl. William Stott Pearsall, (1868575) 4 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers attached 7th Armoured Division Mentioned in Despatches PEARSALL was...
    Thread by: brithm, Oct 11, 2021, 0 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  4. brithm
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    Award BEM Spr. J.H. Monday 974 IWT Workshops Coy, Royal Engineers

    Sapper John Henry Monday (2008889) 974 Inland Water Transport Workshops Company, Royal Engineers awarded British Empire Medal Sapper John. H....
    Thread by: brithm, Oct 11, 2021, 0 replies, in forum: Royal Engineers
  5. brithm
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    Award Military Medals CQMS Holmes & CSM McBride 2nd Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Escapers

    C.Q.M.S. Robert George Holmes (2928482) & C.S.M. William McBride (2688210) 2nd Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders awarded Military Medals On the...
    Thread by: brithm, Sep 9, 2021, 2 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  6. brithm
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    Award Military Cross Lt. C. Paddock, 46th Royal Tank Regiment, RAC Escaper

    123546 Lt. Colin Paddock, Royal Armoured Corps 46th Royal Tank Regiment awarded the Military Cross for Escapes made in North Africa Lt. Paddock...
    Thread by: brithm, Sep 4, 2021, 1 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  7. brithm
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    Cpl. Skinner prison Escape, Allied Bombing & Liberation (ITALY) Sansepolcro

    Sgt. Spittle of No. 2 AFPU photographed Cpl. Stanley Skinner escaped twice in Italy after being taken prisoner outside of Tobruk. Skinner was...
    Thread by: brithm, Mar 2, 2021, 1 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  8. dbf
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    37112 Merlyn CRAW, MM, NZ Military Forces attached LRDG

    Personal Number: 37112 Rank: Corporal Name: Merlyn CRAW, MM Unit: New Zealand Military Forces attached Long Range Desert Group London Gazette :...
    Thread by: dbf, Mar 30, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: Special Forces
  9. Jedburgh22
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    2060658 Jack (John Victor) BYRNE, DCM, Gordon Highlanders & SAS

    Bayoneted and shot, but the ultimate commando wouldn't die...
    Thread by: Jedburgh22, Jul 13, 2011, 13 replies, in forum: Special Forces
  10. dbf
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    9503 John Charles Oakes MARRIOTT, CVO, DSO & Bar, MC, MiD, Scots Guards

    Personal Number: 9503 Rank: Brigadier Name: John Charles Oakes MARRIOTT, CVO, DSO, MC, MiD* Unit: Scots Guards London Gazette : 9 August 1915...
    Thread by: dbf, Mar 30, 2020, 8 replies, in forum: The Brigade of Guards
  11. James Banks
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    T/74645 William BANKS, Royal Army Service Corps: POW; Various questions about Service

    I am researching my grandads war history and he was captured in North Africa in Tobruk 1942. I have found out that he was held in a camp near...
    Thread by: James Banks, Mar 30, 2020, 20 replies, in forum: RASC
  12. dbf
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    2695796 Geoffrey DOWNES, MM, MiD, Scots Guards attached 1 SAS

    Army Number: 2695796 Rank: Lance-Serjeant Name: Geoffrey DOWNES, MM, MiD Unit: Scots Guards & 1 Special Air Service London Gazette : 14 October...
    Thread by: dbf, Aug 30, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: The Brigade of Guards
  13. G. O'Dowd
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    2719054 Christopher O’DOWD, MM, Irish Guards & Special Air Service Regiment

    Hello Mr. Fitzgerald. Did you happen to Know my uncle, Chris O'Dowd? He was with the 1st in Norway but joined the SAS afterwards and was killed...
    Thread by: G. O'Dowd, Feb 20, 2009, 12 replies, in forum: The Brigade of Guards
  14. Kuno
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    Libya / Then & Now, Crusader at Benghazi

    ...as you can imagine, the monotonous desert landscape provides not so many chances to do a then & now photo and the cities have developped a lot...
    Thread by: Kuno, Nov 19, 2008, 9 replies, in forum: WW2 Battlefields Today
  15. mcct
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    mcct: researching 24 th New Zealand Battalion POW

    Hi there..I have just joined.I live in New Zealand and am currently tracing my fathers war history.He was with 24 th New Zealand Battalion...
    Thread by: mcct, Aug 24, 2008, 17 replies, in forum: New Zealand
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