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E W Levings war diary – ‘The Last Round Up’

In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary

E W Levings kept a diarised account of his experiences between 6th April 1943 and 24th September 1944. He was a prisoner at Stalag XVIIIA. His diary has been transcribed by Susan Brookes (his daughter) March 2018 and kindly made available…

Wes Clare – Long March Diary

Firsthand Long March Accounts, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary

Wes Clare was a Canadian doctor awarded the Military Medal for his bravery during the Dieppe raid. He accompanied men on one of the Lamsdorf Long Marches and kept a detailed diary of his administration to the sick and wounded prisoners. Wes…

Eric (Blondie) Marchant’s war-time account

Capture, Escape and Evasion, In Camp, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary, Work

Eric (Blondie) Marchant was a private in the Royal Sussex Regiment captured in Belgium in May 1940. He wrote this account of his capture and subsequent experiences: Eric Marchant's Wartime Account

Henry Lund’s War (including the Lamsdorf Long March)

Capture, Firsthand Long March Accounts, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary

Henry Lund, was in the Royal Artillery (Coast Defence Units ) Corps of Military Police (attached to the 51 Highland Division). He was captured at St. Valery on June 12th 1940 and liberated on 28th April 1945. Here is his war-time account: Henry…

James Peters – Diary of a Death March

Firsthand Long March Accounts, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary

James Peters joined the Border Regiment as a Territorial on 3rd May 1939 and served as a Private with the 4th Battalion. The 4th Battalion landed in Normandy, France on 19th September of that same year. His time as a POW took him to a camp…

Gordon Leslie Hines – his Lamsdorf Long March

Firsthand Long March Accounts, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary

This is a transcription of notes hand written in an exercise book. Some of the writing is difficult to interpret, especially the German place names. Inserted comments are in italics. Gordon Leslie Hines – His Lamsdorf Long March His…

Cyril Blackmore – diary

Capture, In Camp, War Diary

6.0 LAMSDORF POW CAMP STALAG VIIIB Before leaving Lamsdorf station for the camp we were given a short break out of the truck – we raided a turnip patch which was very nice. The march to the camp wasn’t far, but far enough for the…

Thomas Horrocks Houston – War diary and transcript

Capture, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Treatment and Welfare, War Diary

Mr Thomas Horrocks Houston, my father, born December 1915 joined the British Army, Number 6896496, on the 29th September 1938. He was captured and taken a German POW in Calais on the 26th May 1940, marched to Lamsdorf Camp arriving on the 21st…

John Burton Shanks – wartime experiences

Communication, Education, Firsthand Long March Accounts, In Camp, Liberation and Repatriation, Long Marches, Recreation, War Diary, Work

In the introduction to his journal Jenny Kingston wrote: Much to his parents dismay, my father, John Burton Shanks, lied about his age and signed up to help the war effort when he was 17 years old. At school he had been a member of the OTC…

Peter Graham – War Diary

War Diary

War Diary of PETER GRAHAM Gunner Royal Artillery #932039 1941: Location, Crete. May 1: German dive-bombers pay daily visits, after the harbour and shipping. Heavy A.A. barrage. May 2: Food is not plentiful. Plenty of bread only. Oranges. May3:…

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