DRORI, Avishalom

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Rank:

Corporal

Unit / Base:

51ME Commando

11 Commando

'Layforce'

Regiment/Corps:

Pioneer Corps

Service:

Army

Service Number:

PAL/14538

P.O.W. number:

225267

P.O.W. camps:

Camp PG65, Gravina, Italy

Camp PG57, Udine, Gruppignano, Italy

Stalag IV-B (4B), Mühlberg, Germany

Born:

Wednesday, January 13, 1915

Corporal Avishalom Druri was Jewish and from Palestine. He enlisted into the Royal Air Force (sn. 775189) on 30 July 1940 before transferring to the Army 30 March 1941. Served in the Pioneer Corps and 51 Middle East Commando before being attached to No.11 Commando ('C' Battalion Layforce) for the raid on Rommel's HQ (Operation Flipper). He was captured 21 November 1941 at Haniya in Libya. During his time in captivity a ship he was on board was torpedoed and sank. He spent two days in the water. Whilst in captivity he suffered from Tonsilitis and Malaria.

Timeline in captivity

Dec.1941 - Mar.1942 open field in South Greece.

Mar.1942 - Apr.1942 Bari Hospital.

Apr.1942 - May.1942 Parma Hospital.

May 1942 - June 1943 Camp 65 Gravina.

June 1943 - Sep.1943 Camp 57 Udine.

Sep.1943 - 23 Apr.1945 Stalag IVB.

Sources
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/22 (Camp 65).
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/10 (Stalag 4B).

Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/96/1.
Military Historical Society Bulletin published May 1999 page 192.

The book 'Get Rommel', author Michael Ascher.

CVA Forum message [view...].

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'Rommel HQ - Operation Flipper'

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