Arnold, V

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Sapper Victor 'Vic' Arnold

Family/Last name:
Arnold
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Victor 'Vic'
Place of birth:
London
Date of birth:
24/9/1917
Nationality:
British
Service number:
2000116
Military Unit:
British Army, Royal Engineers
Rank when captured:
Sapper
Place of capture:
Crete
POW number:
21761
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344
Working Party
E232 Rabishau
Data sources
The National Archives (UK)Other Sources (Relative Report + WO416 records transcribed by and held at the UK National Archives. Data processed and prepared by Rick Catt and Brian Cooper)
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Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 2:23 PM

Subject: POW Stalag VIIIB

I came across your very interesting site and would like to give you my father’s details as he was a POW at VIIIB. He died 15 years ago and did not tell us much at all but I have photos which I have found and card from Red Cross which I sent for. He survived the camp and the Death march.

His name is Victor ‘Vic’ Arnold, Royal Engineers as a Driver – Army number 2000116 Unit I.M.T.T.D. He was captured on the island of Crete but before that he was in Egypt and Palestine. His POW number is 21761 and work party number E232.

There is a photo taken in the camp with the following names on the back; H.Dant or Dent – John Attenborough – F G Gilbert – W Garner – E Rayner – Dai Davies – (Lord) Jim Smith )Southwark, London – York – A Fowler – J. Ashley – D Page – G. Lambert – Slim Hencherson – Taffy James – W.R. Cottrell. I imagine these men were friends in the same hut.

 

Edith Deveraux (nee Arnold)

 

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