Edward Henry Duke

Edward Henry Duke

by | May 30, 2024 | stories eng

w Edward Henry Duke WO 208/3324/141; WO 208/3324/138 Edward Henry Duke, born in 1916, worked as a borough council employee in London before the war. He was captured in Libya on 21 November 1941. Unfortunately, there is no information on his capture or the...
David Neil

David Neil

by | May 30, 2024 | stories eng

w David Neil WO 208/3325/59 Lance Sergeant David Neil, a Scot from Alloa, a small village near Edinburgh, was captured with his whole unit in Sidi Rezegh (Libya) during the first phases of Operation Crusader on 23 November 1941. After roughly three weeks in...
Claude Weaver

Claude Weaver

by | May 30, 2024 | stories eng

w Claude Weaver WO 208/3315/6 Claude Weaver, an American student from Oklahoma, is among the youngest escaped PoWs we know. He was born on 13 February 1923, was only 18 when he enlisted and 19 when he was captured on Italian soil. On 9 September 1942, almost...
Claude Max Vallentin

Claude Max Vallentin

by | May 30, 2024 | stories eng

w Claude Max Vallentin WO 208/3317/1695 Claude Max Vallentin, Brigadier of the 5th Indian Division, was captured on 5 June 1942 during an Italian counterattack near Bir Harmat (Bir-el Harmat), on the border between Libya and Egypt. He was immediately moved to...
Charles Clifford Norden

Charles Clifford Norden

by | May 30, 2024 | stories eng

w Charles Clifford Norden WO 208/3324/6 Before the war, Charles Clifford Norden (born in 1917) was a shipyard worker in Durham. He was captured with his entire battalion, the 9th Durham Light Infantry, in Libya on 29 June 1942. After a brief stay in the Libyan...