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Palestinian Pioneer Corps
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Want to know more about Palestinian Pioneer Corps? There are:1319 items tagged Palestinian Pioneer Corps available in our Library
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Pte. Anczel Dauber Palestinian Pioneer Corps Anczel Dauber was born in Kolymea Poland and enlisted in the British army in Palestine after leaving Poland. We do not have records of how this was achieved as we are still researching. He was captured in Crete on 1 June 1941 and was a prisoner in Stalag XVIIIA, Wolsburg, Germany. He served again in Palestine post war 1945-48 in the Jewish Brigade.
When he returned to Poland in the interim period he found that his family had not survived.
He married in 1945 and then migrated to Australia with his wife and son in 1949. He passed away on 19 November 1988 in Brisbane.
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Pte. Ephraim Niedzveki 601 Coy. Palestinian Pioneer Corps Ephraim Niedzveki was taken prisoner in Kalamata, Greece on the 29th of April 1941 and send to Stalag 8b at Lamsdorf.
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L/Cpl. Herbert Holzer Palestine Pioneer Corp My grandfather, Herbert Holzer was born in February 1918 in Vienna, Austria. My grandfather was Herbert Holzer born Feb. 19. 1918 in Vienna. Between 1938-1940 he made his way to Palestine where he enlisted in the British Army at Sarafand. He served with the Palestinian Pioneer Corp and was captured. he was held as
POW # 6737
in Stalag 344 Lamsdorf, Poland from 1941-1945. At this point I do not know too much of his story but I know he worked in the coal mines.
He later moved to New York.
If there are any suggestions to find information I would appreciate it.
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