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02/09/1942 & 12/01/1944 7885189 Trooper MYERS G.R. Royal Tank Regt
« on: Sunday 02 February 20 14:54 GMT (UK) »
Hi
 All I know of my uncle Bob (Robert) is that he was captured by the Italians (possibly Cyrenaica) and imprisoned. At some time he escaped and made his way to Switzerland, beyond that I have no other information. I would be glad of any other information on his escapades. TIA. 

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Re: 02/09/1942 & 12/01/1944 7885189 Trooper MYERS G.R. Royal Tank Regt
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 02 February 20 16:04 GMT (UK) »
WW2 service records are still with the MOD and not available online
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Re: 02/09/1942 & 12/01/1944 7885189 Trooper MYERS G.R. Royal Tank Regt
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 02 February 20 16:08 GMT (UK) »
All service records for people serving after 1920 are still with the MOD.
They are not available online - anywhere!

See: https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records
There is a fee of £30, and you'll need a copy of his death certificate.
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Re: 02/09/1942 & 12/01/1944 7885189 Trooper MYERS G.R. Royal Tank Regt
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 02 February 20 16:28 GMT (UK) »
If by "his escapades" you mean his time in captivity and escape, his records, should you choose to apply for them, will have no more than the dates (which you have already) and perhaps a record of which camp he went to.  You have seen his listing on the POW lists which are simply that, there is no detail of the time between.

Presumably he didn't leave an written record with the family?   Have you tried local newspapers?

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Re: 02/09/1942 & 12/01/1944 7885189 Trooper MYERS G.R. Royal Tank Regt
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 02 February 20 16:54 GMT (UK) »
Post duplicated here

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Re: 02/09/1942 & 12/01/1944 7885189 Trooper MYERS G.R. Royal Tank Regt
« Reply #5 on: Monday 03 February 20 15:18 GMT (UK) »
Hi
Lists of POW s WW2
G R Myers
Trooper 7885189  RAC
Italy Camp 70  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_prisoner-of-war_camps_in_Italy

Another record has
G R Myers Lieutenant Colonel 8th Batt Royal Tank regiment 7885189
Capture 1942-06-20
Interviewed in Switzerland 1943-12-21
POW s escaped from Switzerland
National Archives Record Series WO208/4263 not available online unfortunately
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4413778

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Re: 02/09/1942 & 12/01/1944 7885189 Trooper MYERS G.R. Royal Tank Regt
« Reply #6 on: Monday 03 February 20 16:07 GMT (UK) »
Paper dated 15th August 1942
Sinnock/Sinnicks...Brighton,Greenwich.
Clements,Coles,Mc Donagh,Rock

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Re: 02/09/1942 & 12/01/1944 7885189 Trooper MYERS G.R. Royal Tank Regt
« Reply #7 on: Monday 03 February 20 16:47 GMT (UK) »
Another record has
G R Myers Lieutenant Colonel 8th Batt Royal Tank regiment

Something not quite right with the second record.  He was  Trooper not a Lieutenant Colonel and was in 7 RTR not 8 RTR - I suspect the transcription , the dates are correct.

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Re: 02/09/1942 & 12/01/1944 7885189 Trooper MYERS G.R. Royal Tank Regt
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 04 February 20 12:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi Cath151

Can I ask you from which paper did you get the cutting from?
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