Malbon, F

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Gunner Frank Malbon

Family/Last name:
Malbon
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Frank
Place of birth:
Biddulph on Trent
Date of birth:
17/9/1921
Nationality:
British
Service number:
1103395
Military Unit:
British Army, Royal Artillery, 11 Regiment
Rank when captured:
Gunner
Place of capture:
Libya
Date of capture:
24/1/1942
POW number:
33502
Camp
PG 65 Gravina, Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344
Working Party
BAB 21 Blechhammer / Kedzierzyn-Kozle (later renamed E793)
Data sources
The National Archives (UK)Other Sources (Relative report)
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My father:-  Frank Malbon, gunner, 1103395.Royal Artillery, 11 regiment E battalion, Hungerford. 

Embarked for Egypt 24.9.41.

Disembarked 9.12.41. 

Reported missing in action 24.1.42. 

Confirmed Pow. 

Pow camp 65 Altamura Italy possibly 28.4 42. 

The information I have is very sketchy until 1945.

From information I have managed to gather from his dog tags, he was moved to Lamsdorf Silesia dog tag no 33502.

At some point was moved to BAB21 Blechammer bou und barbets Battalion 21.

From there was on the long march leaving possibly January 1945, arriving in Fallingbostell  sometime possibly March and was liberated in April 1945.

David Malbon

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