Does not answer your question but for info if you do not already have it: UK, British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 about R W Leah Name: R W Leah Rank: Captain Army Number: 66177 Regiment: Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders POW Number: 311 Camp Type: Oflag Camp Number: IV-C Camp Location: Colditz, Saxony Perhaps if you contact : http://www.colditzappreciationsociety.com/contact.html they can help TD
I can help with this one ! Reference: WO 373/64/130 Description: Name Leah, Ronald William Rank: Captain Service No: 66177 Regiment: 1 Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 2 Division Theatre of Combat or Operation: Escape and Evasion and Special Operations Award: Mention in Despatches Date of announcement in London Gazette: 01 November 1945 Kyle
Nice one! Many thanks. He was apparently at Colditz after his capture, no trying to find out about any 'escapades' he might have got up to. Jerry
Jerry If you send a PM to PsyWar.Org a member on here, he runs http://www.arcre.com/ and has I believe copies of all the liberation questionnaires, so he may well be able to provide a copy of Capt Leah's - if he made one. Or you can contact him direct via the web link as well. TD
If he escaped, which it looks like he has going by the MiD, he wouldn't have completed a QLR. He would have been interviewed by MI9 and completed a Escape and Evasion Report. I'll check later to see if I have a copy of it.
Maybe someone could dig out the MiD for you, anyone? I hate looking for them so I'm holding off for now
Gazette references Nov 1945: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37331/supplement/5313 May 1946: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37555/supplement/2165 Feb 1947 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37874/supplement/657
According to the Colditz Appreciation Society Leah arrived at the castle on 2/6/43 and did not successfully escape. He was liberated at the end of the war. So his MiD may have been for France in May 1940 or for being a nuisance after captivity? Not sure. Jerry
It might be worth asking Drew5233 to copy this file for you next time he is at the TNA - it may contain some relevant info for your quest - TD