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Simon007
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Re: Escape and Evasion reports
« Reply #30 on: Wednesday 29 July 09 14:34 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: ADM199 on Wednesday 29 July 09 13:30 UTC (UK)
Simon,

Am I right in presuming your Grandfather was;Sgt. William Anderson S/151306 and that he came from Comrie in Perthshire.

Remembered on the Memorial at El Alamein.

One and the same.  I went up to Comrie and his name is also on the local War Memorial there.  Will post a copy when I get home as is on my other computer.
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Re: Escape and Evasion reports
« Reply #31 on: Wednesday 29 July 09 14:46 UTC (UK) »
The C.W.G.C. rules can be confusing at times.

When no Identifiable remains are recovered, Casualties are Remembered on the Memorial where they last served.

My Father is also remembered at El Alamein even though he is known to have died off the Tunisian Coast.
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107 Bty 27 LAA Regt
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Re: Escape and Evasion reports
« Reply #32 on: Wednesday 29 July 09 22:39 UTC (UK) »
Brian

We have posted over on WW2TALK a few times.

I hadn't really considered looking at Escape and Evasion reports before, my Grandfather, along with so many others, escaped for about three weeks from Italian POW camp PG 54 in September 1943, brief mention in his Liberation Report, and then along with 12 other POW's from their Work Camp in Austria on 1 April 1945 and made their way to the Russian lines and repatriation via Odessa.

In your experince would Escape and Evasion reports also possibly have been submitted, and are they easy to locate, I have a list of all the names.

Also interested to learn about the work you have been doing on POW's in the North Africa Campagn, as you may recall my Grandfather was captured at Tobruk 21 June 1942.

Chris
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Re: Escape and Evasion reports
« Reply #33 on: Thursday 30 July 09 18:04 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: 107 Bty 27 LAA Regt on Wednesday 29 July 09 22:39 UTC (UK)
Brian

We have posted over on WW2TALK a few times.

I hadn't really considered looking at Escape and Evasion reports before, my Grandfather, along with so many others, escaped for about three weeks from Italian POW camp PG 54 in September 1943, brief mention in his Liberation Report, and then along with 12 other POW's from their Work Camp in Austria on 1 April 1945 and made their way to the Russian lines and repatriation via Odessa.

In your experince would Escape and Evasion reports also possibly have been submitted, and are they easy to locate, I have a list of all the names.

Also interested to learn about the work you have been doing on POW's in the North Africa Campagn, as you may recall my Grandfather was captured at Tobruk 21 June 1942.

Chris

Hi Chris,
            I would consider the best place to look for anything would be in WO344 which are reports made by Liberated P.O.W.
Very doubtful that he made an Escapers Report,but would have mentioned any escapes on Liberation.

Brian
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