Hello It is possible to find soldier with help of ID Number who was with the BEF 1940 in France ?. The Number 2881521 Member of 51 HD and possible Gordon Highlanders . I It would be great to know more about him . best regards
UK, British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 Name: A Geddes Rank: Private Army Number: 2881521 Regiment: Gordon Highlanders POW Number: 19858 Camp Type: Stalag Camp Number: XX-B Camp Location: Malbork, Poland Record Office: Infantry Record Office, Perth Record Office Number: 16 TD
Thank you TD ! . The reason my question I have his mess kit her . You think it It would be possible to find out more about him ?
We would need more information/detail before we can do much. Perhaps contact the Regimental museum and ask them having told them you have his mess kit. The Gordon Highlanders Museum – Homepage TD
Interestingly a John Wilson Geddes CQMS. served in the 6th Bn Gordon Highlanders and was also a POW. Gordon Highlanders in the Second World War 1939-1945 - The Wartime Memories Project -
5th Bn The Gordon Highlanders 2881521 Geddes Pte A, date of casualty 15.5.40 Casualty list No. 224 dated 6 June 1940 Missing Casualty list No. 242 dated 27 June 1940 POW Casualty list No. 1809 dated 16 July 1945 Previously shown as POW in German hands now not POW
Great gentlemens ! step by step the mess kit and the soldier "get face" , i love such stories !!! . I found in german war diary something about the found place : on 15.05.1940 the germans attacked there the Gordon Highlanders D-Coy positions and captured 66 prisoners ! . And her picture of prisoners from the village from 15.05.40 (picture from my collection) .