262906 Pte. Austra Llewellyn "Hank" Rogers British Army Royal Army Service Corps from:Hallatrow, Somerset Dad, Austra Rogers was captured in Greece and was transferred by train to Stalag 8B, where he worked in a quarry but when they asked for engineers he stepped forward. He was transferred to Blech Hammer E3 Arbeits Kommando to work on the Hydro work, a project to obtain oil from coal. When he started there the huts had doors and locks but no keys. He was put in the blacksmiths shop to make keys! He was known as Wili to the Germans.
Like a lot of ex-POWS he didn't talk about his experiences much but luckily he wrote a book and had it printed.
I have only one copy but I plan to scan it.
It wasn't all doom and gloom. However, the site was part of Auschwitz Birkenau and he did meet Jews, some of whom were in a bad way.
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