Horace William Austin – Capture and Evasion 1943
Capture, Escape and EvasionInformation provided by Rob Austin (son):
My father, 1st Lieutenant HORACE WILLIAM AUSTIN, JR. (1921-1966) Serial # O-793711, Aircraft Commander of B-24D Southern Comfort shot down over Foggia, Italy, August 16, 1943 was captured by Italian…
Eric (Blondie) Marchant’s war-time account
Capture, Escape and Evasion, In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary, WorkEric (Blondie) Marchant was a private in the Royal Sussex Regiment captured in Belgium in May 1940. He wrote this account of his capture and subsequent experiences: Eric Marchant's Wartime Account
Henry Lund’s War (including the Lamsdorf Long March)
Capture, Firsthand Long March Accounts, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, Uncategorised, War DiaryHenry Lund, was in the Royal Artillery (Coast Defence Units ) Corps of Military Police (attached to the 51 Highland Division). He was captured at St. Valery on June 12th 1940 and liberated on 28th April 1945. Here is his war-time account:
Henry…
Cyril Blackmore – diary
Capture, In Camp, War Diary6.0 LAMSDORF POW CAMP STALAG VIIIB
Before leaving Lamsdorf station for the camp we were given a short break out of the truck – we raided a turnip patch which was very nice. The march to the camp wasn’t far, but far enough for the…
Hugh Fraser – march after capture and march to freedom
Capture, Firsthand Long March Accounts, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches
In Hugh Fraser's account he describes his march immediately after capture and his Lamsdorf Long March experience.
Private Hugh Fraser March After Capture And March Out Of Captivity
Thomas Horrocks Houston – War diary and transcript
Capture, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Treatment and Welfare, War DiaryMr Thomas Horrocks Houston, my father, born December 1915 joined the British Army, Number 6896496, on the 29th September 1938. He was captured and taken a German POW in Calais on the 26th May 1940, marched to Lamsdorf Camp arriving on the 21st…
Robert John Clucas – Experiences of a Prisoner Of War
Capture, Firsthand Long March Accounts, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, WorkRobert John Clucas - Experiences of a Prisoner Of War
BY PRIVATE R.J.CLUCAS. POW No 33597
INTERVIEW BY ENID ENGLAND
As edited by M.L.Clucas
The Prologue June 22nd, 1942: In Egypt, 4 and 5 New Zealand Brigade is allocated defense…
Raymond Chanel Dew’s wartime account
Capture, Firsthand Long March Accounts, Long Marches, Treatment and WelfareRaymond Dew, was a prisoner of war at Stalag VIIIB from 1941-1945. He served in the New Zealand Army and was captured by the Germans on 01 June 1941. He kept an account of his experiences.
Raymond Dew's Wartime Account
Howard Holmes – war memoirs
Capture, Firsthand Long March Accounts, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, Uncategorised, WorkHoward Holmes War Memoirs
I was a private in 15th platoon Hawke’s Bay Company which I’d joined in December 1940 when I was 23. After seeing action in Greece and with little in the way of weaponry we were taken off on the “Ajax” and…
Charles (Chaz) John Keslake – diary transcription
Capture, Firsthand Long March Accounts, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, UncategorisedDiary of Charles (Chaz) John Keslake
In this book, I intend to give an account of my life from the time I enlisted in the British Army, during the Second World War, 1939 - 1945, until my discharge.
The contents are entirely for my own…