Which POW camps WW2

[Sonia Gardener]

what a wonderful surprise - many, many thanks - copy is now ordered
best wishes
Sonia

[David Layne]

Let us know what it says!

[Sonia Gardener]

finally received the report and what a wonderful document it is.  2 full pages of information with my father's route, means of escape, who he was with and the names of the camps he was in.  Biezwill, Munchenbuchsee and Fort De La Revere are all mentioned.  The last sentence reads We were moved to Fort De La Revere on 17 March 42 from which we escaped on 5 Sept.  As the top of the document has left Gibraltar 1st November 42 Arrived Portreath 2 November 42  I am presuming theres another tale there for the missing months.
Going to try to digest it all now and see what else I can find out on the net about these camps
Thank you so much for the reference to this document
best wishes
Sonia

[ADM199]

Hi Sonia,
             perhaps the reports of others who were travelling with him would tell more.

Brian

[ADM199]

finally received the report and what a wonderful document it is.  2 full pages of information with my father's route, means of escape, who he was with and the names of the camps he was in.  Biezwill, Munchenbuchsee and Fort De La Revere are all mentioned.  The last sentence reads We were moved to Fort De La Revere on 17 March 42 from which we escaped on 5 Sept.  As the top of the document has left Gibraltar 1st November 42 Arrived Portreath 2 November 42  I am presuming theres another tale there for the missing months.
Going to try to digest it all now and see what else I can find out on the net about these camps
Thank you so much for the reference to this document
best wishes
Sonia

Hi again Sonia,
                      you could be doubly lucky. When your Father made his Escape Report he gave further information that was not released at the time when WO208/3311 was.

Looking through my records I have found the appendecise to the original Report in WO208/5582. The Report is still under the same No. 956.

So as before if you want a copy you have to ask for Report No.956 made by Pte.J.W.Parker 129574 from File WO208/5582.
This should fill in some of the blanks.


Brian

[Sonia Gardener]

Hi Brian
not sure what's happening here - tried again but had the sense to copy reply before sending again and just in case I'm sending it this route - so sorry if you get it twice!!

I sent you a reply giving names but there seems to have been a hiccup
names mentioned are Private J Moran No 3519361 with whom my father made the report.  The seem to have been together for some time and went through different camps togerther right up to 5 Aug 1941 interned at St Hippolyte.  From there my father escaped with Pte Blewitt 2 Nov but was recaptured 5 days later and sent to Fort De La Revere 5 Sept
thanks for the other info - I'll send off for that as well

[Sonia Gardener]

Hi Brian
just to let you know another page arrived today and it does fill in the missing info from my fathers and Morans escape from Fort de la Revere.  Wonderful reading.  It does name names of people who helped them which I don't think I aught to reveal here.  I don't want a MOD man knocking on my door!!!  I now would like to get some background info on the camps (Biezwill, Munchenbuchsee, St Hippolyte and Fort de la Revere)  I've done a quick look but info seems to be all about stalags or American POWs.  Any idea where I can go from here?
Sonia

[liverpool annie]

I found this on a New Zealand site .... ! you might find some other information of interest Sonia 

Fort de la Revere ....  not far from Nice .....  where all military internees in unoccupied France were being assembled .......  proved to be a depressing old fortress - very over-crowded and short of water

http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-034887.html

And I don't know if Brian already gave you this site but your Dad and Moran are both listed here ... maybe the site will give you some background !

http://www.conscript-heroes.com/escapelines/SPGnumbers.html

http://www.conscript-heroes.com/index.html

Annie 

[ADM199]

Hi Brian
just to let you know another page arrived today and it does fill in the missing info from my fathers and Morans escape from Fort de la Revere.  Wonderful reading.  It does name names of people who helped them which I don't think I aught to reveal here.  I don't want a MOD man knocking on my door!!!  I now would like to get some background info on the camps (Biezwill, Munchenbuchsee, St Hippolyte and Fort de la Revere)  I've done a quick look but info seems to be all about stalags or American POWs.  Any idea where I can go from here?
Sonia

Great News Sonia,
                             with the File being released the content is no longer considered sensitive as anyone can access it.
The next place you should try is the EX P.O.W. Association. I think Phil Chinnery will have collected information over the years on Fort de la Revere from the Veterans.

There does appear to be Published information regarding the place on Google.

Keep us updated.

Brian