Bailey-Woods, J

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Private Joseph Bailey-Woods

Family/Last name:
Bailey-Woods
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Joseph
Service number:
3327646
Military Unit:
British Army, Highland Light Infantry
Rank when captured:
Private
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344
Working Party
E508 Laurahutte
Data sources
Other Sources (Relative's report)
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My father Joseph Bailey-Woods was a prisoner of war at the above camp. When he served in the Highland Infantry (HLI) he was known as Private Woods, Army no: 3327646.

In June 1942 he was taken prisoner in the North African Desert. When he knew the enemy were advancing he tore off his regimental badges and all means of ID & buried them with his notebook. His notebook contained a detailed account of his war experiences to that date. 22 years later his notebook was returned to him. An Italian Army Captain found it weeks later & gave it to his son. When the son came across it again years later he found it & sent it to the Daily Express. They traced him through a name in that book & returned it to him. I have attached the newspaper story re this & also a copy of a picture my father painted of the perimeter of the camp.

My father told me he was also the camp barber & I am in possession of his barber kit which is wrapped in an Argentinian grain sack.

I hope this information is of use to you.

Josie Mills

[The painting indicates that he was in working party E508 Laurahutte]

 

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