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…
Kenneth T Hyde’s Secret photos of Stalag VIIIB
In Camp, Prisoner of War PhotographsFrom the WEEKEND Magazine, Volume 5 #18 1955. Secret Photos Of Stalag VIIIB Ken Hyde
Key words: Chaining of POWs, Ukraine Joe, Briton Corporal Jack Hill, Escape tunnel, Canadian's ambitious tunnel, home-made radio, Flight Sergeant Felix Durnan,…
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…
Robert Matthews No. 5384624. POW experiences
In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, War DiaryAt Lamsdorf Camp my head was shaven (I was so weak and had dizzy spells).
Blechhammer Working Party was made up of 800 men – we were in the middle
of the forest, set to work clearing trees and digging foundations. Our daily rations
were…
Carolyn Phillips – a child POW of the Japanese
In Camp, Treatment and WelfareDave Lovell, Chair of Trustees, The Online Memorial and Museum of Prisoners of War. 06/09/2023
Interview with a child prisoner held by the Japanese during WWII.
Can I have your full name and date of birth?
I am Carolyn Agnes Carson Phillips,…
Notes on Working Parties from ‘The Prisoner of War’, September 1942
Camp Administration and Background, WorkNotes on a number of working parties from ‘The Prisoner of War’:
September 1942 (mentions E3, E22, E27, E42, E46, E51, E90, E109, E140, E250, E276, E352,E354,E355, E381, E398)
February 1944 (E276, E600, E607, E711)
February 1944…
Bill Lawrence’s photos, taken in secret, at Stalag VIIIB/344
Communication, In Camp, Prisoner of War PhotographsThese photographs were taken by Seargeant (later Warrant Officer) Bill Lawrence in Stalag VIIIB. He constructed the camera in a Red Cross food parcel box with the aid of two lenses which were smuggled into the main camp from an outside working…
List of Fusiliers Mont Royal POWs at Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf
In Camp
You may also find it helpful to access https://www.fusiliersdieppe.com/effectif which also contains a list of men in the Battalion, not all of which may have been in Stalag VIIIB 344 or indeed taken prisoner.