John Muir

John Muir

w John Muir Lieutenant, Durham Light Infantry John fought on the Egyptian border under the command of General Archibald Wavell as a lieutenant of the Durham Light Infantry, taking part in Operation Brevity (May 1941), which led to the reconquest of Fort Capuzzo...
Donald I. Jones

Donald I. Jones

w Donald I. Jones «Fortune favours the bold» Donal I. Jones Donald (left) and Geoff in Sulmona, 1943 Donald was captured in Tobruk, Libya, on 21 June 1942, together with his comrade and friend Geoff Dunn. After an initial imprisonment in Benghazi, a subsequent...
Moran Caplat

Moran Caplat

w Moran Caplat (1916-2003) Royal Navy Volunteer Supplementary Reserve (Yachtsman’s Reserve) Moran, a passionate yachtsman, actor and (after the war) a theatre director, enlisted in 1939 in the Yachtsman’s Reserve. In June 1940, he set sail from...
D’Arcy Mander

D’Arcy Mander

w D’Arcy Mander (1909-2000) Distinguished Service Order (DSO), 4th Battalion “The Green Howards” Frank Unwin (Liverpool, 1920 – Orpington, 2018) MBE, Liverpool Territorial Army, Royal Artillery Major D’Arcy Mander was captured in Ain...
Michael Wagner

Michael Wagner

w Michael Wagner (1917-2017) MBE, The Welch Regiment Major Michael (Mick) Wagner of the Welch Regiment was captured with his two companions, John Maides and Bill Bulmer, on the front between Benghazi and Agebadia, Libya, on 30 January 1942. He was 24 years old....