POW Camps in the Middle East

[Annelie]

another

[Annelie]

http://britains-smallwars.com/Canal/index1.html#his

a few recollections from the 40's

[patrick13]

Annelie: All very interesting. Have sent my '46 and today's photos to small wars and hope that they will publish them. Somehow, I could not send them via the forum. Patrick

[patrick13]

Amelie: My photos "Now and Then" are posted on the site that you gave me: Small Wars. Thank you for guiding me there.

Did your father serve in Crete? As he was one of the last to leave, he either opted to remain or he was a strong party member. Prisoners were listed as White, Grey or Black according to their sympathies. All white had been repatriated before I arrived at the camp and most Italians except those from the Tyrol. Patrick

[Annelie]

Your welcome, you haven't really changed that much during these years.

Yes, my Father served in Kreta/Crete. I don't know the reason of which he was one of the last to leave.
Don't think it was because he was a strong party member, perhaps he opted for personal reasons.
There wasn't really much to come home to.

[Annelie]

Patrick, thought you may recognize one of your pals in this link

http://home.arcor.de/kriegsgefangene/gr ... egypt.html

scroll down to the photo album of camp 380

[patrick13]

Annelie: Thank you but I found this site many years ago and, in fact, recommended to you. The only person I knew was Colonel Shipley. Not hopeful that many (any!) of those whom I knew are alive. Cheers. Patrick

[Annelie]

Ops, sorry about that. I admit I am over 29 and my memory sometimes fails me

[patrick13]

Annelie: Obviously, a "junior moment". Patrick

[Dogan Sahin]

Hi,
I am new in the forum. I have been doing a research on allied POW kept in Turkish POW camps (Afion, Konya, Nigde, Ankara etc). I have made thorough use of another forum for the last year. So one by one I go walkabouts in other significant forums!. Axis in one that I am sure I can benefit from. I have gathered a lot of data and pictures through the other forum for my book, soon to be published. I believe I have a lot to benefit from Axis forum. Can you good guys please help me locate photos (especially afion camp), diaries, books etc. on Turkish POW camps ?
Much appreciated..
regards

[Dogan Sahin]

And please do not hesitate to let me know of any " insignificant" info. Thanks

[Oasis]

I just received from CICR (International committee of Red Cross) in Geneva the result of an inquiry I sent many months ago regarding the certification of my father detention in India as POW.
They found the capture card dated 5.9.1942 (about 55 days later) and a second card with the change of POW camp.
Something can be found, thanks to this wonderful Organization.

Toni

[Annelie]

Congratulations, on receiving information on your Father.

Yes, unless one has been on the receiving end of getting much wanted information
they will never know how grateful some of us feel for their help.

[nonsence]

Hello I am looking for any informations about my grand-ouncle Antonin Dworok, all I know, is that he died in POW cap in Africa, I have some details

Dworok Antonín 175035
c/o CHief P.O.W. Camp 380
Postal centre Middle East
Egypt

his photo
http://bp3.blogger.com/_WS5qv-dzpkM/R6- ... iforme.jpg

http://bp1.blogger.com/_WS5qv-dzpkM/R6- ... h/hrob.jpg
and his grave


I'll be happy for any information about him, the camp or the cemetery

Thank you very much
Adam
adam.kencki@gmail.com

[Annelie]

Hello Adam,

Welcome to the forum and good luck on finding information on your grand uncle.

To find information on his grave or cemetry try

http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche/content_suche.asp

of course you probably have already tried the Wast?

This is a good link about the camp
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:Jk7 ... =clnk&cd=1