Muir, C M

Warrant Officer Charles Morris (Biff) Muir

Family/Last name:
Muir
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Charles Morris (Biff)
Date of birth:
1920
Nationality:
British
Military Unit:
Royal Air Force
Rank when captured:
Warrant Officer
POW number:
25145
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344
Data sources
Other Sources (Relative's report)
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Information Provided by Dorothy Panter (Niece)

My favourite uncle, Charles Morris Muir (known as Biff), was in Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf. He died in 1979 aged 58 in Dundee, Scotland. His details also appear in “Footprints on the Sands of Time” by Oliver Clutton-Brock page 367.

He was married to my mother’s sister (Dorothy Redfern). After the war they married and settled in Dundee, Scotland, Charles’ home town. They had two sons, Roger and Martin (both now deceased).
The following is Charles’ record from the “findmypast” website:

Prisoners of War 1939-1945 – British Navy & Air Force Officers
First Name(s): C. M.
Last Name: Muir
Rank: Warrant Officer
Section: Royal Air Force : Officers & Other Ranks
Camp No: 344
POW No: 25145
Rank Abbrev.: W/O.
Regt or Corps: Royal Air Force : Officers & Other Ranks
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Location: Lamsdorf

Charles escaped twice from POW camp; the first time he evaded recapture for two days, but the second time he was at large for two weeks before being caught and returned to the camp. He told his son of the Long Walk across Germany which began in January 1945 when the Stalag was evacuated.

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