Morrey, W J
William James Morrey
Family/Last name:
MorreyForename(s) and initial(s):
William JamesDate of birth:
19/1/1921Nationality:
Military Unit:
POW number:
91075Data sources
Other Sources (Relative's Report)William James Morrey
My father William James Morrey ( Gunner ) Royal Artillery 51 Heavy Regiment, 151 Battery, was in Stalag 344.
POW number 91075.
He mined coal in Piaski. He always said the mine was called Peter and Paul and it contained a large underground Church.
He left this mine on his 24th birthday 19th January 1945. Walked across the Capathian Mountains though waist deep snow for 48 hours none stop, through Czechoslovakia ( possibly Opatovice) and was liberated south of Moosberg
Peter Morrey
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