Richard Crawsney Partridge

Richard Crawsney Partridge

w Richard Crawsney Partridge WO 208/3324/166 Richard Crawsney Partridge, a Welsh farmer serving in North Africa, was captured in Benghazi on 28 January 1942, before his 22nd birthday. In Italy, he was transferred at first to PG 66 Capua and then to PG 35, Padula,...
Norman Charles Johnson

Norman Charles Johnson

w Norman Charles Johnson WO 208/3315/8 Lieutenant Norman Charles Johnson, a cotton broker living in Cheshire, was captured by the Germans, like many others who ended up in Italy, during the North African campaign. The exact location was Medjez-el-Bab, Northern...
Michael Denman Gambier-Parry

Michael Denman Gambier-Parry

w Michael Denman Gambier-Parry WO 208/3320/48 Major-General Michael Denman Gambier-Parry, a long-standing member of the British Army (he enlisted in 1911), was captured by Italian troops in Mechili, Libya, on 8 April 1941 while he was commanding the 2nd Armoured...
James Hargest

James Hargest

w James Hargest WO 208/3316/1587 Brigadier James Hargest was part of the New Zealander expeditionary corps and was captured in Libya, near the Sidi Azeiz airfield (today abandoned) on 27 November 1931. His position had come under attack by Rommel’s armoured...
Jack Prichard

Jack Prichard

w Jack Prichard WO 208/3324/112 Major Jack Pritchard, Royal Tank Regiment, was most likely captured in North Africa in 1942, even though there is no precise indication as to where or when exactly. It is certain, instead, that he was in PG 29 Veano on 9 September...
Henry William Cantle

Henry William Cantle

w Henry William Cantle WO 208/3320/65 Petty Officer Henry William Cantle was captured on 15 June 1942, when the HMS Bedouin, a Tribal-class destroyer, was sunk off the coast of Pantelleria by an Italian torpedo bomber after a battle with two Italian cruisers....