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Prigione di Guerra (Campo) P.G. 21 Prisoner of War Camp
POW Camp PG21 was located at Chieti.
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Want to know more about Prigione di Guerra (Campo) P.G. 21 Prisoner of War Camp? There are:2 items tagged Prigione di Guerra (Campo) P.G. 21 Prisoner of War Camp available in our Library
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K R Reeves 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars K Reeves served with the 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Capt. Jack Cameron Short 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment (d.30th September 1943) My Grandfather, Jack Short, was among many been transported from P.G. 21 to a German POW camp. Whilst waiting to continue the journey to Germany, at the Sulmona Station, he and 2 other British soldiers made a run for it, unfortunately he was shot dead, the other 2 halted.
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Capt. Robert Roderick Charter MC, MiD. 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade, No.5 Battery Artillery Robert Charter was born in Pretoria, South Africa, on the 11th April 1918. He studied Chemistry and Biology at Pietermaritzburg College, Natal University, and the University of Cape Town, gaining a Batchelor of Science and a Master of Science degrees. From August 1938 he worked for the South African Government in the Division of Fisheries in Commerce & Industries until he volunteered for active service in April 1940 when he was commissioned into the 2nd Anti Aircraft Brigade. He married Hazel on the 15th August. He was captured near Tobruk and later escaped and was seconded to the British Army.
For his actions as a prisoner of war Robert Charter was awarded the Military Cross. From 1943 to 1945 he was a Major with the 43rd British Infantry Brigade, leaving Italy in July 1944 and posted to North-West Europe in January 1945. It was here that Charter was Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of "gallant and distinguished services". He returned to South Africa after the war and was a Company Director in Johannesburg, remaining on the lists of Union Defence Force reservists until 1970.
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David Reay My uncle, David Reay, was a prisoner of war at Chieti POW camp in 1943. He died a few years ago but I still have fond memories of a gentle man of honour. He rarely spoke of his "War", but after imbibing too much, usually during the Christmas period, he would sometimes recount some of his experiences. I think this was his way of giving Homage to those he knew but did not return, as with most that went through this traumatic time, he could not come to terms with the injustice of those that died and those who lived, and therefore had great difficulty in talking about the subject. I had always known that he had personal mementos of the time, and after his death I was determined to rescue them from the dustbin of history as so much has gone before. in a Red Cross supplied booklet marked "Christmas 1942" my uncle recounts his forced march from Southern Italy to Poland where he was liberated by the Russian Army.
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Capt. Gilbert Andrew Smith 4th Btn, C Squadron Royal Tank Regiment My father, Gilbert Smith was a POW in PG21 at Chieti, he escaped from the hospital. He reached Rome where he remained until the Allies relieved the city.
He is mentioned in a couple of books, one by Dennis Rendell and another about a fellow escapee who lived with an Italian couple in Rome in a cupboard. They did not let him out of the apartment until the Alliies arrived.
I would love to trace the titles of these two books and any others which mentioned my father.
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K R Reeves 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars K Reeves served with the 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Capt. Jack Cameron Short 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment (d.30th September 1943) My Grandfather, Jack Short, was among many been transported from P.G. 21 to a German POW camp. Whilst waiting to continue the journey to Germany, at the Sulmona Station, he and 2 other British soldiers made a run for it, unfortunately he was shot dead, the other 2 halted.
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Capt. Robert Roderick Charter MC, MiD. 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade, No.5 Battery Artillery Robert Charter was born in Pretoria, South Africa, on the 11th April 1918. He studied Chemistry and Biology at Pietermaritzburg College, Natal University, and the University of Cape Town, gaining a Batchelor of Science and a Master of Science degrees. From August 1938 he worked for the South African Government in the Division of Fisheries in Commerce & Industries until he volunteered for active service in April 1940 when he was commissioned into the 2nd Anti Aircraft Brigade. He married Hazel on the 15th August. He was captured near Tobruk and later escaped and was seconded to the British Army.
For his actions as a prisoner of war Robert Charter was awarded the Military Cross. From 1943 to 1945 he was a Major with the 43rd British Infantry Brigade, leaving Italy in July 1944 and posted to North-West Europe in January 1945. It was here that Charter was Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of "gallant and distinguished services". He returned to South Africa after the war and was a Company Director in Johannesburg, remaining on the lists of Union Defence Force reservists until 1970.
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David Reay My uncle, David Reay, was a prisoner of war at Chieti POW camp in 1943. He died a few years ago but I still have fond memories of a gentle man of honour. He rarely spoke of his "War", but after imbibing too much, usually during the Christmas period, he would sometimes recount some of his experiences. I think this was his way of giving Homage to those he knew but did not return, as with most that went through this traumatic time, he could not come to terms with the injustice of those that died and those who lived, and therefore had great difficulty in talking about the subject. I had always known that he had personal mementos of the time, and after his death I was determined to rescue them from the dustbin of history as so much has gone before. in a Red Cross supplied booklet marked "Christmas 1942" my uncle recounts his forced march from Southern Italy to Poland where he was liberated by the Russian Army.
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Capt. Gilbert Andrew Smith 4th Btn, C Squadron Royal Tank Regiment My father, Gilbert Smith was a POW in PG21 at Chieti, he escaped from the hospital. He reached Rome where he remained until the Allies relieved the city.
He is mentioned in a couple of books, one by Dennis Rendell and another about a fellow escapee who lived with an Italian couple in Rome in a cupboard. They did not let him out of the apartment until the Alliies arrived.
I would love to trace the titles of these two books and any others which mentioned my father.
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