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Stalag 18D Prisoner of War Camp
22nd Jul 1941 Parcels
15th Dec 1941 Satisfactory ConditionsIf you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
Those known to have been held in or employed at
Stalag 18D Prisoner of War Camp
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Baker Harry Jack. L/Cpl.
- Daniels Thomas.
- Dargan Thomas Edward. Cpl.
- Enever William Robert. Pte.
- Hamshire Bernard John Stanton.
- Murphy Aloysius Dennis. Pte.
- Scott Thomas Edward. Pte.
- Slack John Charles. L/Cpl.
- Steward Herbert Louis. Pte.
- Sutherland George Naismith Galoway. L/Sgt.
- Theobald Robert. Pte.
- Whiteland Leslie.
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There are:13 items tagged Stalag 18D Prisoner of War Camp available in our Library
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Cpl. Thomas Edward Dargan 6th Provost Corps
Thomas Dargan was captured on Crete in 1941 In June 1941 he was officially reported Missing Casualty List 142. In Sep 1941 he was reported interned in Stalag 18D as POW Number 6088 In Nov 1942 he was transferred to Oflag 3C as POW Number 1511 and in Apr 1943 he was interned in Stalag 383 POW Number 6088 In Jun 1945 he returned to the UK as recovering POW"Stalag 383 , which guarded about 6000 prisoners, was good as long as you behaved yourself. We had marbles sent from home. We'd play trains, do anything to pass the time.The Germans used to scratch their heads at us. An escape attempt ended in a rail carriage near the Italian border, after a fellow escapee was helped through a small window. He too was found 3 weeks later by the Italians and marched back to the camp. Near the end of the War Stalag 383 prisoners were taken past the muddy Danube River to Nuremburg where the German guards deserted."
Karen Francis
L/Cpl. John Charles Slack 3rd Btn. Royal Tank Regiment
John Slack was in January 1918, he married in 1948. He enlisted on 7th of April 1937 and was with British Expeditionary Force in France, in Dunkirk as holding force, was then picked up from the beaches in a small fishing vessel on the night of the 23rd/24th of May 1940.On 29th of October 1940 he went to the Middle East, to get there he travelled the long way, right round Africa and played Bridge most of the time on the boat and became very good at it.
He was captured in Greece then went to Germany to Stalag XVIIID, prisoner number 5701, reported as missing in action and was a P.o.W from 28th of April 1941 28th of May 1945. He spent some time in Austria living in the barn of the local Mayor whose farm he helped out on. The youngest daughter Gretel brought him his food to the barn each day.
His Commanding Officer was Maj. Basil Carey. An excerpt from a letter he wrote to the next of kin said .. "It will interest you to know that the Battalion arrived on the Yugoslav border about 10/3/1941, where at Amyndion we awaited the Germans. The Battalion Scout cars actually engaged the Germans in Yugoslavia on the 1941-04-10. A long withdrawal then took place to the southernmost ports of Greece under continual bombing during which all the men behaved splendidly"
The family are still in possession of his cap badge, insignia, P.o.W tags and three medals along with the notification letter that he was Missing In Action, another saying that he had been captured with details of the camp he was in, plus many letters addressed to his family which were written whilst he was a P.o.W. His Military conduct is listed as exemplary.
John passed away as the result of a road accident in 1983.
Kristine Keylard
Pte. Thomas Edward Scott 2/1st Anti Tank Regiment
Tom Scott was born on 17th Nov 1914 in Lismo, Australia. He served with 2/1st Anti Tank Regiment and was taken as a prisoner of war on 12th of April 1941 at Vevi in Greece. He became Prisoner of war number 3822 and arrived at Stalag 306 (XVIII D) according to a list received by the Red Cross on 30th of July 1941. He was transferred from Stalag XVIII D to Stalag XVIII B at Nebenlager on 31st of July 1941 according to a list dated 1st of August 1942.Scott Myers
Pte. Robert Theobald
My father Bob Theobald left New Zealand on a troop ship, The Dominion Monarch. He spent some time in Egypt. He was captured by the Germans, but not sure where. He was sent to Stalag 306(XVIIID). He passed away in New Zealand in 1983, at the age of 62.Vic Theobald
Pte. Aloysius Dennis "Ally" Murphy 2/4th Battalion
Ally Murphy joined the AIF during October 1939 at a small country town of Cootamundra. He marched in during the same month and was initially based at Liverpool where he was officially taken on strength in November that year.In March of 1940 he was shipped to Greece where he as captured on 13th of April 1941 while taking part in Rear guard action. The Germans had bypassed the defenders and occupied the area in the rear of their positions. After having been taken prisoner and over the next few years was transferred to various Stalag camps including AFW 3011, AFW 3014, Stalag 18D, 18B,and finally XV111A.
After the defeat of Germany he arrived in London in May 1945. Following his demobilization Ally spoke very little of his time as a prisoner however later research indicated that he kept the Germans on their toes.
Alfred Smith
L/Sgt. George Naismith Galoway "Podgy" Sutherland 6th Field Company, No.1 section NZ Engineers
George Sutherland was captured in Greece after the battle at Corinth Canal 1941. He pent several weeks hiding out in the hills but finally surrendered with 2 wounded comrades. He was sent to the concentration camp at Salonika and then shipped by cattle truck to Stalag 306. He was transferred to Stalag 383, on the 1st of May 1943 He served from 16th of October 1939 to 20th of May 1947.Phil Sutherland
Pte. Herbert Louis Steward 2/3rd Battalion
Bert Steward was interned in Stalag 18D from 28th pf August 1941 at Maridor after being captured in Greece or Crete. On an unknown date he moved to Oflag IIIC in Lubben/Spree. He was moved to Stalag 18B Spittal an der Drau arriving 10th of November 1942 and arrived at Stalag 383 15th of April 1943.
Bernard John Stanton Hamshire Royal Signals
My late father Jack Hamshire, was reported missing on 28th April 1941, following action at Kalamata, Greece. He was transported from Greece in open cattle rail-trucks and held prisoner at Stalag XVIIID, and for a short time at Stalag XVIIIA. During his internment he was assigned to a work camp on local farms. Both camps were liberated in 1945. I have his prisoner dog-tags showing PoW No: 4208 and a picture of him at a workcamp, believed to be Workcamp 487L. My father is the chap on the extreme right in the photo.
Pte. William Robert Enever Royal Signals
"Once you've been starved, you're never hungry again" - my father, Bob Enever told me, his daughter, memories of his war experience, as a prisoner for four and a half years. He was cattle trucked, marched and dragged to Marburg, from Kalamata in Greece where he was captured (failed and dreadful strategic Battle of Kalamata).He recounted Greek women being shot trying to give him bread, a child shot in front of him, comrades all around him killed, some dying in the cattle trucks and on the marches. He told of drinking from puddles, eating maggots, being covered in lice.
In the camp at Marburg, he went to work on farms in the hope of stealing food. The Red Cross saved their lives by dropping parcels. He spent a week in solitary confinement for 'insulting the Fuhrer' and barely survived on bread and water rations.
The camp was evacuated by the Germans, all prisoners becoming hostages, marched across into Italy where they were liberated by Americans and British. My father could barely walk (some had clogs, others rags for shoes).
When he returned to England, his father didn't recognise him - he was changed, too thin and gaunt. His experience had a profound effect on all of us, my mother (he married within weeks of returning), and my brother, and myself. He was prone to raging, nervous temper outbursts and worry that sometimes left him with a throat and mouth full of ulcers. He had grooves in his shoulders where the pack he was forced to carry had damaged his starved bones. He never really enjoyed food. He failed to put on any weight beyond his initial recovery period after the war. Some of his friends died from eating too much when they were liberated.
The only happy tale he told was that all British prisoners used to laugh at the German propaganda, relayed over a tannoy system, intended to demoralise them. The Germans never understood the laughter!
Jeannie Wells
Leslie Whiteland Royal Engineers
My father-in-law, Lesley Whiteland, RE2112887 was captured in Greece in 1941 and taken to Stalag XVIIID in Marberg (Austria) now Slovenia. He was later taken to a camp in Sieradtz which I believe is in Poland from which he escaped in 1944. I would like any information on this camp and I have a photo taken in this camp with the following people on 23rd February 1942:Gunner J Devlin RA. Scotland Gunner F Backhouse RA. London RFL C Walker KRR. South Africa Cpl F Kingsford RE. Weymouth L/C R Handley RN.F London Pvt W Smith RWK. Southampton Pvt E Cowens DLIN. ewcastle Pvt T Tompkinson Glos R. Bristol Pvt G Gardner QRR. London Any help in finding out more would be very welcome.
Noel Chatfield
L/Cpl. Harry Jack Baker T Reserve Royal Engineers
My father, Harry Jack Baker, was a POW from 1941 until the end of the war. He was held in Stalag 18a and 18d. He was a sapper(L/Cpl.) in the Royal Engineers, T Reserve. I think this was his unit: No6 (R&R)D.B.R.E. Any information would be welcome.Paul Baker
Thomas Daniels
My father, Thomas Daniels was captured in Crete and spent some time in Lamsdorf 1941. He went on to Marburg (escaped), Wolfsburg (escaped), Gurtchdorf, Setsdorf and Muisburg. I spent many years trying to get him to talk about his memories but he would not say much at all. I would be grateful if anyone can remember him and get in touch.Lynne OConnor
Cpl. Thomas Edward Dargan 6th Provost Corps
Thomas Dargan was captured on Crete in 1941 In June 1941 he was officially reported Missing Casualty List 142. In Sep 1941 he was reported interned in Stalag 18D as POW Number 6088 In Nov 1942 he was transferred to Oflag 3C as POW Number 1511 and in Apr 1943 he was interned in Stalag 383 POW Number 6088 In Jun 1945 he returned to the UK as recovering POW"Stalag 383 , which guarded about 6000 prisoners, was good as long as you behaved yourself. We had marbles sent from home. We'd play trains, do anything to pass the time.The Germans used to scratch their heads at us. An escape attempt ended in a rail carriage near the Italian border, after a fellow escapee was helped through a small window. He too was found 3 weeks later by the Italians and marched back to the camp. Near the end of the War Stalag 383 prisoners were taken past the muddy Danube River to Nuremburg where the German guards deserted."
Karen Francis
L/Cpl. John Charles Slack 3rd Btn. Royal Tank Regiment
John Slack was in January 1918, he married in 1948. He enlisted on 7th of April 1937 and was with British Expeditionary Force in France, in Dunkirk as holding force, was then picked up from the beaches in a small fishing vessel on the night of the 23rd/24th of May 1940.On 29th of October 1940 he went to the Middle East, to get there he travelled the long way, right round Africa and played Bridge most of the time on the boat and became very good at it.
He was captured in Greece then went to Germany to Stalag XVIIID, prisoner number 5701, reported as missing in action and was a P.o.W from 28th of April 1941 28th of May 1945. He spent some time in Austria living in the barn of the local Mayor whose farm he helped out on. The youngest daughter Gretel brought him his food to the barn each day.
His Commanding Officer was Maj. Basil Carey. An excerpt from a letter he wrote to the next of kin said .. "It will interest you to know that the Battalion arrived on the Yugoslav border about 10/3/1941, where at Amyndion we awaited the Germans. The Battalion Scout cars actually engaged the Germans in Yugoslavia on the 1941-04-10. A long withdrawal then took place to the southernmost ports of Greece under continual bombing during which all the men behaved splendidly"
The family are still in possession of his cap badge, insignia, P.o.W tags and three medals along with the notification letter that he was Missing In Action, another saying that he had been captured with details of the camp he was in, plus many letters addressed to his family which were written whilst he was a P.o.W. His Military conduct is listed as exemplary.
John passed away as the result of a road accident in 1983.
Kristine Keylard
Pte. Thomas Edward Scott 2/1st Anti Tank Regiment
Tom Scott was born on 17th Nov 1914 in Lismo, Australia. He served with 2/1st Anti Tank Regiment and was taken as a prisoner of war on 12th of April 1941 at Vevi in Greece. He became Prisoner of war number 3822 and arrived at Stalag 306 (XVIII D) according to a list received by the Red Cross on 30th of July 1941. He was transferred from Stalag XVIII D to Stalag XVIII B at Nebenlager on 31st of July 1941 according to a list dated 1st of August 1942.Scott Myers
Pte. Robert Theobald
My father Bob Theobald left New Zealand on a troop ship, The Dominion Monarch. He spent some time in Egypt. He was captured by the Germans, but not sure where. He was sent to Stalag 306(XVIIID). He passed away in New Zealand in 1983, at the age of 62.Vic Theobald
Pte. Aloysius Dennis "Ally" Murphy 2/4th Battalion
Ally Murphy joined the AIF during October 1939 at a small country town of Cootamundra. He marched in during the same month and was initially based at Liverpool where he was officially taken on strength in November that year.In March of 1940 he was shipped to Greece where he as captured on 13th of April 1941 while taking part in Rear guard action. The Germans had bypassed the defenders and occupied the area in the rear of their positions. After having been taken prisoner and over the next few years was transferred to various Stalag camps including AFW 3011, AFW 3014, Stalag 18D, 18B,and finally XV111A.
After the defeat of Germany he arrived in London in May 1945. Following his demobilization Ally spoke very little of his time as a prisoner however later research indicated that he kept the Germans on their toes.
Alfred Smith
L/Sgt. George Naismith Galoway "Podgy" Sutherland 6th Field Company, No.1 section NZ Engineers
George Sutherland was captured in Greece after the battle at Corinth Canal 1941. He pent several weeks hiding out in the hills but finally surrendered with 2 wounded comrades. He was sent to the concentration camp at Salonika and then shipped by cattle truck to Stalag 306. He was transferred to Stalag 383, on the 1st of May 1943 He served from 16th of October 1939 to 20th of May 1947.Phil Sutherland
Pte. Herbert Louis Steward 2/3rd Battalion
Bert Steward was interned in Stalag 18D from 28th pf August 1941 at Maridor after being captured in Greece or Crete. On an unknown date he moved to Oflag IIIC in Lubben/Spree. He was moved to Stalag 18B Spittal an der Drau arriving 10th of November 1942 and arrived at Stalag 383 15th of April 1943.
Bernard John Stanton Hamshire Royal Signals
My late father Jack Hamshire, was reported missing on 28th April 1941, following action at Kalamata, Greece. He was transported from Greece in open cattle rail-trucks and held prisoner at Stalag XVIIID, and for a short time at Stalag XVIIIA. During his internment he was assigned to a work camp on local farms. Both camps were liberated in 1945. I have his prisoner dog-tags showing PoW No: 4208 and a picture of him at a workcamp, believed to be Workcamp 487L. My father is the chap on the extreme right in the photo.
Pte. William Robert Enever Royal Signals
"Once you've been starved, you're never hungry again" - my father, Bob Enever told me, his daughter, memories of his war experience, as a prisoner for four and a half years. He was cattle trucked, marched and dragged to Marburg, from Kalamata in Greece where he was captured (failed and dreadful strategic Battle of Kalamata).He recounted Greek women being shot trying to give him bread, a child shot in front of him, comrades all around him killed, some dying in the cattle trucks and on the marches. He told of drinking from puddles, eating maggots, being covered in lice.
In the camp at Marburg, he went to work on farms in the hope of stealing food. The Red Cross saved their lives by dropping parcels. He spent a week in solitary confinement for 'insulting the Fuhrer' and barely survived on bread and water rations.
The camp was evacuated by the Germans, all prisoners becoming hostages, marched across into Italy where they were liberated by Americans and British. My father could barely walk (some had clogs, others rags for shoes).
When he returned to England, his father didn't recognise him - he was changed, too thin and gaunt. His experience had a profound effect on all of us, my mother (he married within weeks of returning), and my brother, and myself. He was prone to raging, nervous temper outbursts and worry that sometimes left him with a throat and mouth full of ulcers. He had grooves in his shoulders where the pack he was forced to carry had damaged his starved bones. He never really enjoyed food. He failed to put on any weight beyond his initial recovery period after the war. Some of his friends died from eating too much when they were liberated.
The only happy tale he told was that all British prisoners used to laugh at the German propaganda, relayed over a tannoy system, intended to demoralise them. The Germans never understood the laughter!
Jeannie Wells
Leslie Whiteland Royal Engineers
My father-in-law, Lesley Whiteland, RE2112887 was captured in Greece in 1941 and taken to Stalag XVIIID in Marberg (Austria) now Slovenia. He was later taken to a camp in Sieradtz which I believe is in Poland from which he escaped in 1944. I would like any information on this camp and I have a photo taken in this camp with the following people on 23rd February 1942:Gunner J Devlin RA. Scotland Gunner F Backhouse RA. London RFL C Walker KRR. South Africa Cpl F Kingsford RE. Weymouth L/C R Handley RN.F London Pvt W Smith RWK. Southampton Pvt E Cowens DLIN. ewcastle Pvt T Tompkinson Glos R. Bristol Pvt G Gardner QRR. London Any help in finding out more would be very welcome.
Noel Chatfield
L/Cpl. Harry Jack Baker T Reserve Royal Engineers
My father, Harry Jack Baker, was a POW from 1941 until the end of the war. He was held in Stalag 18a and 18d. He was a sapper(L/Cpl.) in the Royal Engineers, T Reserve. I think this was his unit: No6 (R&R)D.B.R.E. Any information would be welcome.Paul Baker
Thomas Daniels
My father, Thomas Daniels was captured in Crete and spent some time in Lamsdorf 1941. He went on to Marburg (escaped), Wolfsburg (escaped), Gurtchdorf, Setsdorf and Muisburg. I spent many years trying to get him to talk about his memories but he would not say much at all. I would be grateful if anyone can remember him and get in touch.Lynne OConnor
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