Antrobus, D R

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Sapper Dennis Ronald Antrobus

Family/Last name:
Antrobus
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Dennis Ronald
Nationality:
South Africa
Service number:
190188
Military Unit:
South African Army (Union Defence Force), South African Engineering Corps, 10th Field Company
Rank when captured:
Sapper
Place of capture:
Tobruk
Date of capture:
20/6/1942
Camp
PG 66 Capua, PG 54 Passo Corese, Fara in Sabina, PG 120 Chiesanuova, Padova (also known as Padua)
Data sources
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Sapper Dennis Ronald Antrobus 190188

Dennis R Antrobus 190188

Dennis R Antrobus 190188

Nationality: South African
Service: Army : SA Engineering Corps, 10th Field Company, (4th Brigade)
When Captured: 20 June 1942
Where Captured: Tobruk
Camps: Temporarily held at Derna, Benghazi and Sirte
1 July 1942 Tarhunah
Mid-November 1942 moved to Suani Ben Adam (10 km South of Tripoli)
11/12 December 1942 Camp 66 at Capua
End February 1943 Camp 54 at Fara Fabina
End April 1943 Camp 120 (North of Padua)
Also at Padua Civil Prison (the solitary confinement facility for Camp 120)
Escaped: At time of Italian Armistice Day 8 September 1943 and remained behind the lines largely in the mountains. At the end of July 1944 he crossed into Switzerland near Lake Como and was sent to a refugee camp. After three weeks, there being a severe shortage of food in the camp and with no chance of repatriation, he returned to Italy remaining behind the lines until mid-April 1945 when he crossed the line as the Allies advanced up Italy. Fortunately he linked up immediately with a South African unit re-uniting with five former university friends making the issue of proving who he really was a mere formality.

Colleagues of Interest: Owen Burdon (fellow escaped POW)
Ronnie Uren (fellow escaped POW)
Fred Collender (fellow POW in one of the above camps)
Len Harris (New Zealander ex-POW met behind the lines)

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