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Paul Bullard
Painter, teacher and also a writer, as occasion arose, Paul Bullard was born in London in 1918. In...
Raymond D. Andrew
Raymond, a New Zealander, fought against the Axis in Egypt and Greece and was eventually captured...
George Ernest Evans
Royal Regiment of ArtilleryGeorge volunteered in 1940 in Skipton, Yorkshire, when he was 24 years...
Bill Garton
Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers YeomanryBill enlisted in the Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers...
John Myers
Royal ArtilleryGrenadier John Myers, Royal Artillery, was captured at Marsa Matruh on 29 June...
John Edward Hughes
John Edward Hughes was born in 1917 and was an inspector of jigs and tools before the war. He...
Albert William Benstead
Sapper Albert William Benstead was a carpenter in Cambridgeshire before the war. He was captured,...
John Gordon Langdon
Sergeant Major John Gordon Langdon was born in 1915 and was an employee of the oil company Shell...
William John Frank (Jack) Clarke
Second Lieutenant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps – Lieutenant, Royal electrical and Mechanical...
William «Bill» Swan
Royal Durban Light Infantry Prisoners of war being marched out of Tobruk shortly after the...
Gordon Lett
Major Gordon Lett was born in Papua New Guiney to Australian parents (his mother was of Scottish...
Robert «Bobby» Walker-Brown
Captain «Bobby» Walker-Brown was wounded and captured on 10 June 1942, during the battle of Ai...
Charles Napier
V Indian division Charles Napier, a lieutenant of the 5th Indian Division, was captured with his...
Harvey Vivian Claxton
Royal Army Service Corps Harvey Vivian Claxton was born on 1 September 1915 and, before the war,...
Rowland Hewison
Guardsman Rowland Hewinson was captured in Tobruk in June 1942 and immediately moved to a camp in...
William Edwards
V Batallion Green Howards After the Armistice, many groups of British prisoners, who had escaped...
Arthur Wallace Scott
Lance Corporal, 24 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Arthur «Arch» Scott, a young New Zealander...
James Keith Killby
(London, 1916 – 2018) OBE – Cavaliere Ufficiale; 150ª Unità di Ambulanza da Campo – Special Air...
Arthur Jobson
Arthur and his brother Tom, both Australians, were captured on 27 July 1942 near Miteirya (Ruin...
Albert Edward G. Clapson
Lance Corporal 2nd Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment Albert was captured at Tobruk in June 1942....
Raymond Ellis
(1920-2014)British NCO, 107th Regiment, South Notts Hussars, Royal ArtilleryRaymond was among the...
Evan Llwellyn Edwards
II Batallion Welch RegimentSergeant Edwards, belonging to the II Batallion Welch Regiment, was...
Peter Stern
Royal Engineers - British ArmyPeter was captured in North Africa. He spent some time at PG 75,...
Frank Unwin
(Liverpool, 1920 - Orpington, 2018) MBE, Liverpool Territorial Army, Royal ArtilleryFrank...
Dan Ranfurly
Thomas Daniel «Dan» Knox, VI Earl of RanfurlyThomas Daniel «Dan» Knox, VI Earl of Ranfurly, was...
Ben Ellis
Ben Ellis, a South African from Johannesburg, was captured on 20 June 1942 in Tobruk, as the Axis...
David Thomas Griffiths
Royal Army Ordinance CorpsDavid Thomas Griffiths was born on 28 June 1916 and, before the war, was...
George Albert Drew
VI Royal Tank Regiment George Albert Drew was born on 15 February 1919 and was a banker by...
Daljit Singh Kalha
Royal Indian Army Service Corps (RIASC)Captain Daljit Singh Kalha, an officer in the Royal Indian...
Fred Milner
Signal Corps Fred Milner, who served with the Signal Corps, was captured by German troops near...
George Braithwaite
George Braithwaite was captured near Benghazi in June 1942, when the Axis troops surrounded the...
Donald Randall
(Londra, 1920) Northamptonshire Regiment Donald was captured in North Africa in June 1942; he was...
Ian Reid
7th Black Watch Battalion (51st Highland division)Captain Reid was captured on 6 April 1943 in...
Arthur Daniels
Royal Army Service Corps Arthur Daniels was born on 16 June 1916 and, before the war, was a...
Cyril Kennedy
Petty Office, Royal NavyCyril Kennedy was born on 15 December 1911 and lived in Liverpool before...
John Muir
Lieutenant, Durham Light InfantryJohn fought on the Egyptian border under the command of General...
Donald I. Jones
«Fortune favours the bold»Donal I. JonesDonald (left) and Geoff in Sulmona, 1943Donald was...
Moran Caplat
(1916-2003) Royal Navy Volunteer Supplementary Reserve (Yachtsman's Reserve)Moran, a passionate...
D’Arcy Mander
(1909-2000) Distinguished Service Order (DSO), 4th Battalion "The Green Howards"Frank...
Michael Wagner
(1917-2017) MBE, The Welch Regiment Major Michael (Mick) Wagner of the Welch Regiment was captured...
Hugh Mainwaring
Hugh MainwaringLieutenant-colonel Hugh Salsbury Kynaston Mainwaring was a financial broker before...