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Rifleman James Stuart Stewart Carey

Family/Last name:
Carey
Forename(s) and initial(s):
James Stuart Stewart
Place of birth:
Auchterarder, Scotland
Date of birth:
20/2/1924
Service number:
14350371
Military Unit:
British Army, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Rank when captured:
Rifleman
Place of capture:
Anzio beachhead, Italy
Date of capture:
18/5/1944
POW number:
131265
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag VIIA Moosburg
Data sources
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Information provided by Neil Carey

Dad was taken prisoner by the Germans in the Anzio bridgehead in May 1944. As the Germans retreated he was held in at least one camp in Italy before being transferred to Stalag VIIIB.

While in the camp in Italy he had his portrait drawn by an official German war artist, Heinz Hindorf. Dad wrote his address on the portrait, and after the war the artist posted it to him in Scotland.

Like so many POWs Dad never really spoke of his experiences in the camps, or on the Long March. Occasionally we could get some snippets of information out of him. Most of these snippets will be familiar to family members of POWs – possibly the most familiar will be the habit of never throwing anything away because “you never know when it will come in useful”.

The column of the Long March that dad was on took the following (approximate) route: Lamsdorf; Luban; Goerlitz; Bautzen; Meissen; Jena; Weimar; Erfurt; Gotha; Eisenach; Ziegenhain (Schwalmstadt), then finally Adorf (Diemelsee) where he left the column. In Adorf he was sheltered by the mayor, until the arrival of the Americans. Judging by the name in his tiny notebook, the 1st American he saw was a PFC Jack F Singleton of the 28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron.

Dad left Lamsdorf on 22nd January, and arrived in Goerlitz on 9th Feb. According to his notes, this was 297 km. in 19 days, averaging 15.6 km. (approx. 10 miles) per day. From Goerlitz he gives more of a daily summary of distance covered, and (minimal) rations. In 31 days (starting 10th Feb.) they covered some 527 km. ranging from 18 to 30 km. per day, with 4 rest days. They averaged 17 km. per day (approx. 11 miles). On 2 days their rations were nothing, on 2 others it was soup only.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16613673

Name: James [Stuart Stewart] Carey.

Date of Birth: 20 February 1924.

Place of Birth: Scotland.

Service: British Army.

Rank: Rifleman.

Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).

Service Number: 14350571.

Date of Capture: 18 May 1944.

Theatre of Capture: Italy.

Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.

PoW number: 131265.

Date of Death: [28 August 2021].

 

 

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