De Jager, A J de B

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Corporal Andries Johannes de Bruyn (Danie) De Jager

Family/Last name:
De Jager
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Andries Johannes de Bruyn (Danie)
Nationality:
South Africa
Military Unit:
South African Army (Union Defence Force), 6th South African Infantry Brigade, South African Police Battalion, A Company (South African Police Battalion)
Rank when captured:
Corporal
Place of capture:
Near Alexandria, Egypt
Date of capture:
1/7/1942
Camp
PG 454 Brindisi, PG 75 Torre Tresca, PG 54 Passo Corese, Fara in Sabina, PG 110 Carbonia, PG 82 Laterina
Data sources
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Andries De Jager
Surname: De Jager
Forenames: Andries Johannes de Bruyn “Danie”
Nationality:South African
Service: Corporal. Cook in SA Army.
Regiment:A Company, South African Police Battalion, 6th South African Infantry Brigade.
Captured: c.1/7/1942 near Alexandria, Egypt (after the Fall of Tobruk).
POW Camps: Benghazi (Libya) PG165/166, c.8/1942 (3 weeks). Brindisi (Italy) PG454 8/1942. Bari (Italy) PG75 Torre Tresca 8/1942. Fara Sabina (Italy) PG54 8/1942-22/1/1943. Sardinia PG110 Carbonia 29/1/1943-4/7/1943. Laterina (Italy) PG82 5/7/1943-c.7/9/1943. Escaper/Evader in Italy from 7/9/1943-4/7/1944.
POW Camp: Laterina PG82.

Here’s a few names I have come across of Allied POWs who were in Laterina:
Anderson, R. Private. South African. Service # SAP/195602 (thus also as above SAP Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade).
Badenhorst, J.B. Private. South African. #SAP/196030 (as above).
Barnard, C.H. Trooper. South African. #213761 (number unclear, best guess).
Barnard, D.R. Sergeant. South African. #13914.
Van Rooyen, F.N. Trooper. South African. #110591.
Van Rooyen, J.J. Corporal. South African #SAP/195635 (number unclear, best guess) (SAP Battalion).
Van Rooyen, W.M. Gunner. South African. #175755.
Van Tubbergh, B.C. Private. South African. #SAP/254076 (SAP Batalion). Also POW Camps PG75, PG54 and PG110.
Ferreira, Naas. ? South African.
Uys, Daantjie ? South African.
Schoeman, ?? South African
Burning, Tom. ? South African (probably, but could have been British)

 

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