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
James Henry McGinn – letters home
Communication, Escape and Evasion, Resistance, UncategorisedJames 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).
Jack Roffey, (JR): talking about escapes from Stalag VIIIB
Escape and EvasionJACK 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.…
Charles Saunders story of evading capture with a French family
Capture, Escape and EvasionCharles 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…