Jeffers, J
Lance Corporal John Jeffers
Family/Last name:
JeffersForename(s) and initial(s):
JohnMilitary Unit:
Rank when captured:
Place of capture:
LaconeDate of capture:
27/5/1940POW number:
13331Working Party
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Service RecordsOther Sources (Relative's report)John Jeffers was a lance corporal in the Lancashire Fusiliers and was in Working Party E3 at Blechhammer, where there were chemical factories. In 1945 he escaped to the Russian lines and was ultimately repatriated from Odessa
At the camp he was a member of the Jimmy Howe Band. Jimmy Howe was a professional band leader and as well as being the band leader and director of music for two Scottish regiments, he worked for the BBC as a conductor and organiser of band concerts throughout the UK.
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