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5th Searchlight Battery, Royal Artillery
5th Searchlight Battery was formed in July 1940 by the redesignation of B Battery, 2nd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery. It served with the Regiment throughout the Second World War seeing action in Home Defence and across North Western Europe.
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Want to know more about 5th Searchlight Battery, Royal Artillery? There are:431 items tagged 5th Searchlight Battery, Royal Artillery available in our Library
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Dvr. Wilfred Asquith 2nd Search Light Regiment, 5th Battery Royal Artillery Wilfred Asquith was captured near Calais on 26th of May 1940, he was caught when an ambulance he and his mates had liberated hit a mine.
He was imprisoned in the following camps:
- Stalag 21B from 08/06/1940 till 12/07/1940,
- Stalag 21D from 12/07/1940 till 22/11/1940,
- Stalag 344 from 22/11/1940 till 23/01/1945,
- Stalag 7A from 12/04/1945 till 29/04/1945.
He was also at the work camp at Blechhammer from 22/11/1940 till 23/01/1945 as a Wireman
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L/Sgt. Charles S. Campbell 2nd Searchlight Regiment, 5th bty. Royal Artillery Charles Campbell was held as a POW in Stalag 8B in Lambinowice, Poland.
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Pte. Christopher Fegellan "Tug" Wilson 2nd Searchlight Regiment, 5 Battery Royal Artillery My father in law, Christopher Wilson, was captured at Dunkirk 1939, he was marched to Blechammer, BAB21 and he remained at the camp until Jan 21st 1945 when he took part in the death march back into Germany, arriving at Moosburg, where he was freed by Gen Patton. I have a list of the dates, and places passed through on the march, the list is written on the back of red cross parcel lists. I also have photographs of him and approx 50 other prisoners at BAB21, on the reverse of some of the photos are names and addresses of other prisoners. I also have a list of bricklaying terms, these are his notes for a lecture to other prisoners, to alleviate boredom.
The list of places contains 42 place names, the last entry reads. "April 29th 1945. Battle of Moosburg. Free at last. Gen Patton"
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