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"The Great Escape" Stalag Luft Survivors
« on: Wednesday 21 July 10 21:20 BST (UK) »
I'm looking for information about the WW2 POW survivors of the Great Escape, specifically if any returned to live in Kent outside Canterbury.

I have been told from a local resident that a one legged survivior lived in my house after the war, this came to light when I was researching the history of my house.
Miller, Boardman, Rothwell, Kershaw, Stringer, Longstaff.
Rossendale Lancashire, Cheshire, Walsingham, Norfolk.
Rothwell Toronto Canada
Richard Henry Rothwell East Lancs Reg WW1
Ernest Brereton Kershaw Japanese POW WW2

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Re: "The Great Escape" Stalag Luft Survivors
« Reply #1 on: Friday 23 July 10 12:52 BST (UK) »
Have you thought about putting a letter in local paper?
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Re: "The Great Escape" Stalag Luft Survivors
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 24 July 10 15:50 BST (UK) »
hi is there not a club/group of ex escape veterans it might be worth emailing the brittish legion
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kenny from ireland befre moveing to north shields  flaxen/flexon from cumnor then sunderland robinson from rothbury then north shields urqhart somewhere in scotland then sunderland

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Re: "The Great Escape" Stalag Luft Survivors
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 24 July 10 16:49 BST (UK) »
The list of victims and survivors is on this site.

http://www.historyinfilm.com/escape/real8.htm

it might be possible to search the local records/newspapers etc for any of the latter names

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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young

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Re: "The Great Escape" Stalag Luft Survivors
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 25 July 10 21:31 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the tips and references to look up.

I now realise that I also have the "Wooden Horse" escape to look at.
Miller, Boardman, Rothwell, Kershaw, Stringer, Longstaff.
Rossendale Lancashire, Cheshire, Walsingham, Norfolk.
Rothwell Toronto Canada
Richard Henry Rothwell East Lancs Reg WW1
Ernest Brereton Kershaw Japanese POW WW2

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Re: "The Great Escape" Stalag Luft Survivors
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 25 July 10 22:52 BST (UK) »
Easier as there were only three escapees.

This Forum will give their names and the query which prompted it.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/09ax/

The Stolen Journey is the best, but at the time I remember Eric Williams being the most popular author

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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young

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Re: "The Great Escape" Stalag Luft Survivors
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 27 July 10 12:44 BST (UK) »
Might also be worth contacting the Imperial War Museum as they are a mine of information...
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Re: "The Great Escape" Stalag Luft Survivors
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 14 April 12 00:41 BST (UK) »
Hi, I noticed you were looking for survivors of the great escape.
 I may have some usefull information, to lenghty to reply.
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Re: "The Great Escape" Stalag Luft Survivors
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 29 May 12 16:26 BST (UK) »
You might also like to look Oliver Clutton Brocks book Footprints on the Sands of Time for information. It has a whole chapter on that particular POW camp :)
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