Private Norman James Edwin Gibbs’ Diary
Firsthand Long March Accounts, Long Marches, War DiaryFrom John Mills. 02/04/2025
Norman Gibbs was born in 1917 and died in 2010 at the age of 93 years from complications after open heart surgery. Just before his death he had dictated his war memories, which his wife Elizabeth typed up. At…
The Long March – Extracts from the Diary of Alan Forster, POW 3921
Firsthand Long March Accounts, Published accountsThe Long March.
Extracts from the Diary of Alan Forster, POW 3921, Stalag VIIIB, October 1944 - May 1945, transcribed by Bill Forster.
From from BBC 'WW2 Peoples' War', an online archive of wartime memories contributed by members of the public…
Robert Buckham’s long march
Firsthand Long March Accounts, Liberation and Repatriation, Published accounts, Treatment and WelfareRobert Buckham, a Pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, started his long march from Stalag Luft III.
In later years he told his story in 'Diary Of A WW2 Prisoner: How I Survived A Nazi Death March | Forced March To Freedom'
Watch the…
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)…
Henry Albert Silk’s Long March
Firsthand Long March Accounts, Long Marches, War DiaryHenry Albert Silk was born in 1922 but gave his data of birth as 1920 in order to join 6th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, the British Army. Along with many others, he completed the long march west from Stalag VIIIB commencing on 22nd January…
Ivan Douglas McPherson’s #34461 Long March notebook transcript
Firsthand Long March Accounts, Liberation and Repatriation, Long MarchesIvan McPherson # 34461 kept brief notes of his long march in a notebook
January 22nd: Cosel Hafen left 4.30pm.
23rd: Reached Gros Naukirch now Polska Cerekiew, Poland at 5am, Left at 8pm.
24th: Reached Gros Nimsdorf, now Naczeslawice,…
Peter Henry Blaskey – Capture, POW life, Long March, 2005 visit to Stalag VIIIB
Firsthand Long March Accounts, Long Marches, War Diary From: Bishop Jonathan Blake
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 4:31 PM
My father, Peter Henry Blake, known then as Sergeant Peter Henry Blaskey, rarely spoke about his wartime experiences, an approach common among his peers.
On the night 10/11th…
Leslie Vickers: memories from the end of the war
Firsthand Long March Accounts, Liberation and Repatriation, Long MarchesLeslie Vickers POW, the story of the end of the War from his memories
My Dad, Corporal Leslie Vickers was one of 1400 POW's marched back into Germany from Lamsdorf POW Camp 344 formerly Stalg VIIIB, he was in Dresden on VE day and he tells…
Ed Gamble – WWII Experience
Capture, Firsthand Long March Accounts, Liberation and Repatriation, Long MarchesEd Gamble’s WWII Experience
After the East African campaign we thought and felt that we were invincible – the best trained – the best armed – the best led – and part of the best army the world had ever known – we were GUNG HO…
Dr W T G Atkins – Long March from Cosel Hospital
Firsthand Long March Accounts, Long MarchesInformation provided by Thomas Atkins (son) with assistance from Philip Baker and Michael Tattersall.
I have now found my father’s diary detailing the exact route when he marched from Cosel, probably from the Abyssinian Lager (Russian)…