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Dvr. Wilfred Asquith
British Army 2nd Search Light Regiment, 5th Battery Royal Artillery
from:Thurnscoe
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