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Horace William Austin – Capture and Evasion 1943

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Information 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…
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Eric (Blondie) Marchant’s war-time account

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Eric (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
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James Henry McGinn – letters home

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James Henry McGinn was a POW in Stalag VIIIB/344. He escaped from Stalag VIIIB he was shot by the Germans after joining the Polish Nationalist Army (resistance). 
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Jack Roffey, (JR): talking about escapes from Stalag VIIIB

JACK ROFFEY, (JR): talking to Simon Fraser, (SF) son of Corporal Alistair Hugh Fraser, RASC, about escapes from Stalag VIIIB [Bournemouth 3/7/1989] JR: Well there were lots of things that went on that the Germans didn’t know about.…
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Charles Saunders story of evading capture with a French family

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Charles Saunders on his 100th birthday, 23rd December 2017 Charles was the origin of this website and all the other things derived from it, such as the Camino tours to Lamsdorf, the Facebook pages, the Lamsdorf POW Days etc etc. On…