Stalag 18B Prisoner of War Camp
Stalag XVIIIB was situated at Spittal a.d. Drau
22nd Jul 1941 Parcels
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Those known to have been held in or employed at Stalag 18B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Brown Charles Randall.
- Cairns Adam Jamieson. Tpr.
- Dargan Thomas Edward. Cpl.
- Downes Thomas Stanley. Cpl.
- Hale Thomas Henry. Sgt
- Kinnane Reginald Clive.
- Lake Charles Arthur. Pte.
- Murphy Aloysius Dennis. Pte.
- Scott Thomas Edward. Pte.
- Sim Robert Blair. Spr.
- Steward Herbert Louis. Pte.
- Tapley Harry. Pte.
- Wilson James Wilfred. S/Sgt.
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Want to know more about Stalag 18B Prisoner of War Camp? There are:31 items tagged Stalag 18B 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."
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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.
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Tpr. Adam Jamieson Cairns Royal Scots Greys Adam Cairns enlisted into 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Royal Army Service Corps Territorial Army on 14th of April 1936.
He was posted to Anti-Aircraft on 1st November 1938 and discharged from Territorial Army on 16th of January 1939 having enlisted into the Regular Army as a Trooper of the Calvary of the Line.
He was posted to Palestine with The Royal Scots Greys.
on 28th September 1939 he was posted to 7th Dragoon Guards, Royal Armoured Corps. He transferred to Royal Armoured Corps and posted to British Forces Greece on 28th of February 1941.
Adam was captured on 28th of April 1941 and sent to POW camp in Corinthia, Greece, then transferred to Stalag XVIIIB on 28th of July 1941.
He was then transferred to Stalag XVIIIA and was sent to various work camps until 1945 when he was liberated.
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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.
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Sgt Thomas Henry "Haley" Hale 4th Hussars Haley spent time in Stalag 18B as a POW
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Pte. Charles Arthur Lake 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Charles Lake (my wife's late grandfather) was part of the Dunkirk rearguard and taken prisoner by the Germans.
He spent the rest of the war as prisoner 10657 in Stalag XVIIIB and survived the Long March To Freedom.
He died at home in Norfolk in 1982.
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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.
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Spr. Robert Blair Sim 6th Coy NZ Engineers POW 4110 Robert Blair Sim transferred from Stalag 18B to Stalag 18A Germany on the 9th of March 1943.
From History Sheet of his NZ military record.
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Cpl. Thomas Stanley Downes Royal Engineers My father Thomas Stanley Downes was in Stalag 18b. I have other postcards he sent back from the camp .. Dad was a corporal in the Royal Engineers and captured at Crete with a load of Australian troops.
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S/Sgt. James Wilfred "Tug" Wilson James Wilson of the Royal Marines was held in Stalag 18b.
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Charles Randall Brown 2/6th Btn. I am looking for any information regarding my grandfather, Charles Randall Brown, from Victoria Australia who was in 2/6 Battalion, he was acotured in Crete and held as a POW in Stalag 18A and 18B. If anyone reading this has relatives who are still living who may have had a similar war experience or may have even known my grandfather please contact me.
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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."
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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.
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Tpr. Adam Jamieson Cairns Royal Scots Greys Adam Cairns enlisted into 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Royal Army Service Corps Territorial Army on 14th of April 1936.
He was posted to Anti-Aircraft on 1st November 1938 and discharged from Territorial Army on 16th of January 1939 having enlisted into the Regular Army as a Trooper of the Calvary of the Line.
He was posted to Palestine with The Royal Scots Greys.
on 28th September 1939 he was posted to 7th Dragoon Guards, Royal Armoured Corps. He transferred to Royal Armoured Corps and posted to British Forces Greece on 28th of February 1941.
Adam was captured on 28th of April 1941 and sent to POW camp in Corinthia, Greece, then transferred to Stalag XVIIIB on 28th of July 1941.
He was then transferred to Stalag XVIIIA and was sent to various work camps until 1945 when he was liberated.
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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.
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Sgt Thomas Henry "Haley" Hale 4th Hussars Haley spent time in Stalag 18B as a POW
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Pte. Charles Arthur Lake 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Charles Lake (my wife's late grandfather) was part of the Dunkirk rearguard and taken prisoner by the Germans.
He spent the rest of the war as prisoner 10657 in Stalag XVIIIB and survived the Long March To Freedom.
He died at home in Norfolk in 1982.
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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.
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Spr. Robert Blair Sim 6th Coy NZ Engineers POW 4110 Robert Blair Sim transferred from Stalag 18B to Stalag 18A Germany on the 9th of March 1943.
From History Sheet of his NZ military record.
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Cpl. Thomas Stanley Downes Royal Engineers My father Thomas Stanley Downes was in Stalag 18b. I have other postcards he sent back from the camp .. Dad was a corporal in the Royal Engineers and captured at Crete with a load of Australian troops.
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S/Sgt. James Wilfred "Tug" Wilson James Wilson of the Royal Marines was held in Stalag 18b.
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Charles Randall Brown 2/6th Btn. I am looking for any information regarding my grandfather, Charles Randall Brown, from Victoria Australia who was in 2/6 Battalion, he was acotured in Crete and held as a POW in Stalag 18A and 18B. If anyone reading this has relatives who are still living who may have had a similar war experience or may have even known my grandfather please contact me.
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