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Private John Alun Jones

Family/Last name:
Jones
Forename(s) and initial(s):
John Alun
Place of birth:
Aberystwyth
Date of birth:
29/6/1917
Nationality:
British
Service number:
1526209
Military Unit:
British Army, Army Air Corps, 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment (British)
Rank when captured:
Private
Place of capture:
Sicily
Date of capture:
15/7/1943
POW number:
27843
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344
Working Party
E260 Gross Stanisch-Gross Zeidel (Staniszcze Wielkie)/ Vosswalde (Fasowskie)
Data sources
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STALAG VIIIB/344 LAMSDSORF

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Name of POW: John Alun Jones
(surname last – please put names in full, not initials)

Nationality: British

Service (eg Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force etc): Army

Unit (eg regiment, ship, squadron etc): 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps

Service number: 1526209

POW number: 27843

Where captured: Sicily

Date of capture: July 1943

Other POW camps where he was held: Unknown

Working Parties he was in: E260

Are you attaching any photos or documents? No

Your name: Jacqueline Whitworth

Today’s date: 24th June 2019

More details: I am his granddaughter. He was on and survived the great march but never spoke about his time in the camp so I didn’t find out until after his death that he had been a prisoner of war. He is survived by his 3 children, 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren

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