Stalag IV-DZ (4DZ), Annaburg, Germany
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Displaying 1 - 12 of 12ARMITAGE, Harold Edward
Private
4546729
No 2 Commando
West Yorkshire Regiment
Harold Edward Armitage, a Labourer from Huddersfield, Yorkshire, enlisted 18 April 1941. He volunteered for the commandos and was attached to No.2 Commando 3 Troop.
BARBER, Harold, James
Private
5779882
No 2 Commando
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Harold Barber, known as John, was wrongly reported killed in action on 13 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy, before being confirmed as alive and a prisoner of war.
BARRY, John
Private
4122804
No 6 Commando
Cheshire Regiment
Private John Barry was reported missing during operations in North Africa on 26 February 1943 (Battle of Steamroller Farm) later found to be a prisoner of war.
BRINKLEY, James
Private
6104149
No 2 Commando
Queen's Royal Regiment
James Brinkley, a Labourer from Battersea, London, enlisted 17 March 1941. He volunteered for the commandos and was attached to No.2 Commando 3 Troop. Private Brinkley was reported missing at Salerno, Italy, later found to be a prisoner of war.
CRAIG, John
Private
14241657
No 2 Commando
Black Watch
Police Force not known
John Craig was a Police Officer from Blackpool who volunteered for the Commandos enlisting 23 July 1942 as part of the 2nd Police Intake to the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry.
HILL, Thomas Peter
Private
2614242
No 6 Commando
Essex Regiment
Private Thomas Hill was reported missing 26 February 1943 during operations in Tunisia (Battle of Steamroller Farm), later found to be a prisoner of war.
JOHN, William, H.
Fusilier
6482272
No 6 Commando
Royal Fusiliers
Metropolitan Police
Fusilier William John was reported missing 26 February 1943 during operations in North Africa (Battle of Steamroller Farm), later found to be a prisoner of war.
PAUL, Haydn Bertram
Gunner
14241751
No 1 Commando
Royal Artillery
Metropolitan Police
Gunner Hadyn Paul was reported missing during operations in North Africa on 26 February 1943, later found to be a prisoner of war.
PEW, Charles McAllum
Private
6096544
Middle East Commando
Queen's Royal Regiment West Surrey
Charles McAllum Pew from Uddingston in Lanarkshire, Scotland, enlisted 16 May 1940, civil occupation Seaman. Private Charles Pew, Middle East Commando, was reported missing 14 September 1942 during operations at Tobruk later confirmed a prisoner of war after capture on 18 September 1942.
REID, Ernest, E.
Acting Lance Corporal
5627457
No 1 Commando
Devonshire Regiment
Acting Lance Corporal Ernest Reid, 3 Troop, was reported missing during operations in North Africa 2 March 1943, found to have been taken prisoner and later transported to Stalag 4DZ.
Sources
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives files WO417/59; WO417/60.
SPEIGHT, James Robert
Lance Corporal (Corporal)
4537686
No 6 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
West Yorkshire Regiment, 7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion
James Robert Speight from Leeds was reported as missing on 26 February 1943 during operations in North Africa (Battle for Steamroller Farm). Later found to be a prisoner of war. On 13 April 1945 he escaped from a working party and reached allied lines.
TARGELL, Thomas Henry
Private
5933074
No 1 Commando
Suffolk Regiment
Private Thomas Targell was reported missing 4 March 1943 during operations in North Africa, later corrected to 'wounded and a prisoner of war'.
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