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Gunner Eric Herbert Johnson

Family/Last name:
Johnson
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Eric Herbert
Date of birth:
11/10/1920
Nationality:
British
Service number:
897280
Military Unit:
British Army, Royal Artillery, 140th Field Regiment (RA)
Rank when captured:
Gunner
Place of capture:
Watou , France
Date of capture:
30/5/1940
POW number:
18164
Camp
Stalag VIB Neu Versen, Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344
Working Party
E543 Dombrowa, E72 Beuthen / Bytom
Data sources
Other Sources (Relative's Report)
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From: Richard Johnson
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 
Subject: Stalag VIIIB

I have just reviewed my Fathers War record and it says he was transferred to Stalag VIIIB on 15/07/40 from Stalag VIB and says he was wounded.

His POW number is 18164 and full name Eric Herbert Johnson born on 11/10/1920.

 I did find Eric Johnson on the names page with reference to the Clarion, but I believe this is a different Eric as my father was in the Artillery.

367/140 Field Regiment Royal Artillery.

I know he took part in the Long Walk at the end of the war from Poland as he drew a map for my children when they were doing GCSE’s

He never spoke about his time as a POW. I believe he was captured trying to get back to Dunkirk.

Please add him to your database.

 

Name: Eric Herbert Johnson
Nationality: British
Rank: Gunner
Army Number: 897280
Regiment: 367/140 Field Regiment, Royal Artillary
POW Number: 18164
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Number: VIIIB
Camp Location: Lambinowice, Poland
Notes: Born 11/10/1920

Appears on the POW list WO392/1

Captured in France

Transferred to VIIIB on 15/7/1940 from VIB

 

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