Private William Paul Clarkson

Family/Last name:
Clarkson
Forename(s) and initial(s):
William Paul
Place of birth:
Patea, New Zealand
Date of birth:
1/1/1918
Nationality:
Service number:
62825
Rank when captured:
Place of capture:
Sidi Rezegh, South Africa
Date of capture:
26/11/1941
POW number:
130660
Camp
Data sources
The National Archives (UK)Other Sources (WO416 records transcribed by and held at the UK National Archives. Data processed and prepared by Rick Catt and Brian Cooper + Relative's report)

From Jim Clarkson. 17/03/2024

William, known as Paul, travelling on the ship ‘Jason’, sometimes referred to as ‘Jantzen’ and sometimes the ‘Sebastiano Venier‘ was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS Porpoise. Initially he was held captive at Pylos Castle, at Acacia, which became known as ‘Dysentery Acre‘, and then Patras in Greece in late 1941. In April 1942 he was transferred via a sea journey to Bari, Italy.

He was then held in Tuturano Prison Camp, PG 65 Gravina, PG 129 in Macerata-Montelupone and PG 145 Campotosta. When Italy capitulated he escaped and was for 8 months loose in the Grand Sasso Mountains.

Finally he was recaptured and transported to Stalag VIIA in Moosburg, Germany.

He was in the working party at Leipzig, employed in open cast coal mining.

Source: NZ War records and family knowledge.

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