Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig

War time place name:
Waggum, Braunschweig
Contemporary local place name:
Waggum

Waggum, Brunswick, Germany

Oflag 79 was established in December 1943 with men transferred from camps in Italy, mainly British Commonwealth officers from the Battle of Crete and North African Campaign. More prisoners arrived in July 1944 transferred from Oflag VIIIF. On 24 August 1944 the camp was strafed by American and British aircraft. Three men were killed, and 14 seriously wounded.

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Found 29 POWs

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Last name First name Rank Nationality Unit Service number Camp POW number
Agnew Ernest M Captain British Army, Highland Light Infantry 207834 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2191
Arnott James Lieutenant British Army, Royal Armoured Corps 311033 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2187
Baker Peter Arthur David Captain British Army, British Intelligence Corps 148257 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2204
Bashford Tom Lieutenant British Army, Pioneer Corps 212248 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2154
Bearnes Arthur Sergeant British Army, Army Air Corps 4615044 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 143149
Blunt John G Lieutenant British Army, Army Air Corps 269244 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2181
Cocking Fred Trooper British Army, Royal Armoured Corps 4895104 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 3404
Connor Daniel G Major British Army, Dorsetshire Regiment 166829 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 70010
Courtney Brian T R Major British Army, Royal Army Medical Corps 112406 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 91202
Crawley Douglas E Major British Army, Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) 108192 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2197
Cruickshank Donald Arthur Lieutenant British Army 126967 Stalag XVIIA Kaisersteinbruch, Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 155402
Dakeyne Peter L Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 390678 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 244
Davies William I Lieutenant British Army, Royal Army Medical Corps 274230 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 70441
Dudgeon Patrick Major British Army, Army Air Corps 117826 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2156
Farrands Noel F Lieutenant British Army, Royal Artillery 258878 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig
Gardiner Alan William Lieutenant British Army, South Wales Borderers 273634 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2157
Gardner Herbert H Captain British British Army, Royal Army Service Corps 64005 Stalag VIIA Moosburg, PG 21 Chieti, Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 128982
Gaunt Francis Lieutenant British Army, Leicestershire Regiment 251612 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2169
Gilbert Cedric Lieutenant British Army Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 70171
Griffin John Captain British Army, East Surrey Regiment 64970 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2185
Harridge Bernard Lieutenant British Army, Royal Artillery 267510 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2173
Hay John Captain British Army, Reconnaissance Corps 51878 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2202
Hicks Whitmore G Lieutenant British Army, General List 318018 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2158
Innes William Mc Lieutenant British Army, Royal Artillery 301766 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2208
Lockyer Leslie Arthur George Captain British Army, Royal Army Service Corps 259999 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2201
Maddison Bert First Lieutenant British Army, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 323880 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2217
Morgan David Captain British Army, The Welch Regiment 148980 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 2163
Mytton B H Captain British Army, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars 49894 Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig 1562
Pickworth Eric Edward Captain British Army, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) PG 21 Chieti, Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig

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