Charles Napier

Charles Napier

w Charles Napier V Indian division Charles Napier, a lieutenant of the 5th Indian Division, was captured with his men on 14 June 1942 by the German 21st Panzer Division, west of El Adm, in Libya. Immediately after his capture, Charles attempted to escape by...
Harvey Vivian Claxton

Harvey Vivian Claxton

w Harvey Vivian Claxton Royal Army Service Corps Harvey Vivian Claxton was born on 1 September 1915 and, before the war, was a removal contractor in South Benfleet, Essex. Once in the army, he was enlisted as a driver in the Royal Army Service Corps in January...
Rowland Hewison

Rowland Hewison

w Rowland Hewison Guardsman Rowland Hewinson was captured in Tobruk in June 1942 and immediately moved to a camp in Derna, where he proved his resilient attitude by giving the «V» sign with his finger to the guards, who reacted by firing on him. Later, he was...
William Edwards

William Edwards

w William Edwards V Batallion Green Howards After the Armistice, many groups of British prisoners, who had escaped from the nearby PG 115 Morgano, took refuge in the hills around Spoleto to avoid being recaptured and deported to Germany. William and six other...
Arthur Wallace Scott

Arthur Wallace Scott

w Arthur Wallace Scott Lance Corporal, 24 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Arthur «Arch» Scott, a young New Zealander corporal, enlisted as a soldier. However, he was captured in December 1941, during his first battle in Egypt near El Alamein. After spending some...
James Keith Killby

James Keith Killby

w James Keith Killby (London, 1916 – 2018) OBE – Cavaliere Ufficiale; 150ª Unità di Ambulanza da Campo – Special Air Service – Special Boat Service When the war broke out, Keith, a conscientious objector, enlisted in the 150th field ambulance corps of the 50th...