Army Camp 6J (Dorsten, Germany)

[yekepa]

Can anyone offer any further information other than what I have -

 Sidney G Clipson was in the Army Camp  6J Dorsten,Germany
Lance Corporal , 5826248  1st battalion, South Lancashire  Regiment ,reported missing on 6 January 1945 
He did actually return home.   

Thank you

[ShaunJ]

He was as you say reported missing, then shortly afterward reported as a prisoner in German hands. Stalag 6J was the PoW camp, at Krefeld. He was reported as no longer a prisoner in Casualty List 1762 (22 May 1945), page 40.

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=gbm%2fwo417%2f092%2f0252

[yekepa]

Thank you great help

[yekepa]

Further to Sydney Clipson POW - I have now been told that Sydney was in fact in The Suffolk Reg - photos and family prove this. At first until this came to light we thought the South Lanc POW was our man
Can anyone make any sense of this as his family say he was POW - they are now not of the same mind on this some say Japanese POW some say German POW

Obviously any help will be much appreciated.

[ShaunJ]

Perhaps he transferred form the Suffolk Regiment to the South Lancs. The photo on your other thread is quite early - probably no later than 1940 - and the PoW record is from 1945. Have you thought of applying for his army records?

[yekepa]

Thanks
it looks as if that it the only was we are going to find anything for sure.

Was it a common thing that somone would transfer to another Regiment?

[ShaunJ]

Was it a common thing that somone would transfer to another Regiment?

Yes it was.

As far as I can see, Sydney George Clipson was the only Clipson of that era with the initials S G.

[yekepa]

Thank you -  re changing regiments we learn something new every day!
I does seem that is possible that is what may have happened.

[ShaunJ]

This German record shows that he arrived at Stalag XIB, at Fallingbostel, from Bocholt (presumably Stalag VIF) on 18 January 1945:
 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/61642/images/48741_b429244-00063