Clarkson, C

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C Clarkson

Family/Last name:
Clarkson
Forename(s) and initial(s):
C
Nationality:
Australia
Service number:
WX 9612
Military Unit:
Australian Army (2nd Australian Imperial Force), 2/28th Battalion (Aus)
Place of capture:
El Alamein
Date of capture:
27/7/1942
Camp
PG 29 Veano, PG 106 Vercelli
Data sources
Other Sources (Relative's report )
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Surname: Clarkson
Forename C
Service: Army 2/28 BTN
Number: WX 9612
Nationality: AUSTRALIAN
Where captured: El Alamein
When captured: 27 Jul 1942
Informant: Niece, Wendy Truman and Interrogation Report from Australian Military.

They were surrounded by enemy tanks at El Alamein.  During Sept 1942 was interned at PG 29.

Others captured with him were held at: – Benghazi {palm Tree), Brindisi PG 85: Bari PG 75 :Gruppignano PG 57: -Vercelli PG106. Captured with Clarkson:

Blowfield, Commershall, Hungerford, Wainwright, Fitzgerald, Vicar, Paton, Ryan, Powell, Sproule, Morley.

Clarkson and Blowfield escaped from PG106 and went to Collabiano where they stayed for approximately for 1 week They left by bus for Fiana del Ponte where they had been promised food and a guide to escort them to Switzerland. Neither was forthcoming so after 3 days, they went to Graglia where they remained until OCT 44.

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The following men escaped from PG 106 Vercelli with J E Ryan:

C Clarkson 
G Blowfield
C Gleave
A Commershall
F S Hungerford
A Morley
(Gnr) Paton
W Powell
I Sproule
R L Vicar
A G Wainwright

 

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