New Zealand POWs
Capture, Escape and Evasion, Liberation and Repatriation, Long MarchesThis summary is provided by Philip Baker, founder of the Online Memorial and Museum of Prisoners of War.
The experiences of New Zealand POWs were not really any different to those of the British, Australians, Canadians, etc.
Around 140,000…
Harry Drew’s war
Capture, Escape and Evasion, Firsthand Long March Accounts, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, War DiaryWith the kind permission of Major Nigel Capel we are pleased to provide access to
HARRY DREW’S WAR
(COMPRISING THE WARTIME LOG OF,
AND DEPICTING VARIOUS OTHER WW2
AND ARMY SERVICE ITEMS BELONGING TO,
LANCE SERGEANT HENRY RICHARD (HARRY)…
Kate Bonnefous – Sentenced to Death
Capture, Escape and Evasion, Post-war experiences, Resistance, Treatment and WelfareSentenced to Death
(Compiled by Brian Cooper)
With her American friend, Etta Shiber, Kate Bonnefous sheltered and organised the escape from occupied France of evaders following the withdrawal of the British Army from France to the UK in…
Fortress and Fortitude: “Lassie Come Home” a story of wartime resilience
Capture, Long MarchesAuthor Jerry Krassner
One day in late 1943, while in final training prior to their deployment to Europe, B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier Lt Harry Jensen and some crewmates went to the post theater at Langley Field, VA. The movie “Lassie Come…
Thomas James Edwards’ War Diary
Capture, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, War DiarySgt. Thomas James Edwards, known as “Jim” to his friends and family, was also my Grandpa. He served in the RAF with the 502 Squadron during World War II. In September 1942, his plane was shot down, and he became a prisoner of war at Stalag…
Lieutenant Dudley Stewart-Smith’s diaries 1918
Capture, In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, War DiarySome account of my stay in Germany as a prisoner of war and of the curious people I met there, beginning on April 18th, the date on which I was captured at Givenchy, when serving with the 1st Black Watch.
It is said that as soon as a man…
The case of Wadim GREENEWICH
Capture, In Camp, Treatment and WelfareFrom Brian Cooper. 13/07/024. Data source: UK National Archives FO 950/1151
Mr Greenewich, a naturalised British citizen, was employed in the Passport Control Office of the British Legation in Sofia. He was held in Germany from 25 May 1942…
JUST ANOTHER COUNTRY BOY and an unwilling guest of Hitler – The Life of Ken Latheron
Capture, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Post-war experiences, Published accounts, Treatment and Welfare, War DiaryThe Life of Ken Latheron. Compiled and edited by Julia Stephen.
"For some years my friends and relations have asked me to write my memories of the
Second World War and of my incarceration in various Stalags in Poland and Upper
Silesia. This…
Gordon Bourner #6403285 Royal Sussex Regiment. War Time Account.
Capture, Escape and Evasion, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary, WorkIntroduction
Gordon Bourner - Private Number 6403285, Royal Sussex Regiment - began his training in Brighton in January 1940 (having enlisted in September 1939?). This is his account of his wartime life.
Gordon, my father, wouldn’t talk…
Jack Emeny’s wartime story (1938 to 1946)
Capture, Escape and Evasion, Long Marches, Uncategorised, War Diary
Jack Emeny's story by his son Kenneth
My Dad was born at 45, Manderville Street, Darnall, Sheffield, England on the 26th April 1921, to Louise William Samuel Emeny and his wife Kate Eliza (nee Bagshaw), who were married on the 9th of March…