Pte James Patrick McNulty
British Army 7th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Anderson, Glasgow
James McNulty, 7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was a P.o.W at Marienbrg, Stalag XXB Prisoner of number 13511. I have his Army discharge book which states P.o.W 18th of June 1940 to 18th of May 1945 and of his records. He was reported Missing on 15th of July 1940 on Casualty list 255. Then PoW (previously reported missing) on 20th of August 1940 duty location France. 22nd of June 1945 reported to the war office casualty branch, casualty list 1789, states previously reported on Casualty List No. 286 as Prisoner of War in German hands (Germany) now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, France.
He told stories of eating watery potato soup and being so hungry that they either ate or contemplated eating rats. He did say he managed to escape 3 times, each time being caught. Both of which read like many stories I have read of others at Stalag XXB. He was older when he had my mum and she doesn't recall him talking too much about the war, so we do not know what he did while he was there. He was Glasgwegian and went by the name of Jimmy. He had a Popeye and Olive tattoo done whilst he was there The Germans caved in his wedding finger with the butt of a gun in order to remove a gold band and they removed his gold tooth. The picture is one of the only pictures we have of him in his uniform.
