Mantle, D S

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Private Douglas Stanley Mantle

Family/Last name:
Mantle
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Douglas Stanley
Place of birth:
Rushden
Date of birth:
4/4/1917
Service number:
7622524
Military Unit:
British Army, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Rank when captured:
Private
Place of capture:
Crete
POW number:
6260
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag VIIA Moosburg
Data sources
The National Archives (UK)Other Sources (Relative's report + WO416 records transcribed by and held at the UK National Archives. Data processed and prepared by Rick Catt and Brian Cooper)
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D.S. Mantle      

Private James Peters  4th Battalion Border Regiment   service number 3599656  pow number   20132

From Whalley, Lancashire.

Private Herbert Collier Holt    Manchester Regiment     service number  3531411   pow number 12906. 

From Atherton, Lancashire.

They had first met at Stalag XXA at Thorn, Poland, before being moved to BAB20 at Reigersfeld in Upper Silesia, in March 1942. They escaped together from a working party at Heydebreck in Upper Silesia, on 17th July 1944 and were re captured on 20th July near Oppeln.   They were then taken to Stalag 344 at Lamsdorf on 21st July. In October 1944, James Peters was returned to BAB 20. Herbert Collier Holt went on a working party from Stalag 344 working in the mines.  The two never saw each other again.  Herbert Holt died of T.B. on 20th March 1947 aged 25.

A further couple of names taken from my father’s notes are: Celso de Freitas  Sergeant Observer, Royal Air Force  service number 1390726  pow number 2508.  From British Guyana.

D.S. Mantle    Private   Royal Army Ordinance Corps.  service number 7622524   pow number 6260  From near Peterborough, Northants.

Bob Peters



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