Lovelady, L

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Sergeant Lawrence Lovelady

Family/Last name:
Lovelady
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Lawrence
Place of birth:
Liverpool
Date of birth:
22/11/1918
Nationality:
British
Service number:
657979
Military Unit:
Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Rank when captured:
Sergeant
POW number:
26840
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344
Data sources
The National Archives (UK)Other Sources (Relative Report)
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My godfather was Lawrence Lovelady. He was one of my uncles.
He was a navigator and NCO (Sgt)

He was in Stalag VIIIB as I have at least one postcard from the camp written in pencil, which was in my parents’ possession, that I still have. I think he was originally in Sagen and moved to Stalag VIIIB, as he was shot down earlier in the war over Belgium or the Netherlands.

He survived the death march and never really talked much about the war, but he went on to become a teacher after the war in a primary school in his native city of Liverpool. He loved music and even conducted a bit, I believe at the Liverpool Philharmonic.

He passed away many years ago.

Phil Harris.

13th December 2015

115 Squadron Royal Air Force

Wellington X3464

Sgt. Lawrence Lovelady 657979 RAFVR POW No: 26840 Camp: Stalag Lamsdorf (344)

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