Hello all. I'm new to the forum as well. My Grandfather, Norman Dick, served as a Company Sergeant Major with the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. Am looking for unit rosters to see which company he was in and then what unit action reports exist. I don't have a lot of info but the only thing I recall him or my mum telling me was that he was at the La Bassee Canal and the Escaut Canal battles. He did mention shooting down a German Aircraft with a machine gun. He was wounded by mortar fire and then captured. His leg was saved by a German Doctor who overruled the French doctor who wanted to amputate. He was imprisoned in Stalag 20 (I think). Anyway if any one has info on the Camerons in 1940 please share.
If you've never used findmypast you get the first 14 days free. I assume this is your Norman findmypast.co.uk Make sure you tick the box to unsubscribe before your 14 days are up, or they start charging. Shell out the £30 and get his service record Get a copy of military service records - GOV.UK This is the most important document above all else.
Would this be him Name: N McL Dick Rank: Warrant Officer Class 3 Army Number: 3235971 Regiment: Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders POW Number: 18829 Camp Type: Stalag Camp Number: 383 Camp Location: Hohenfels, Rhineland-Palatinate Record Office: Infantry Record Office, Perth Record Office Number: 16 As above - apply for his service records TD
If you need his date of birth, you can view at Search our records for a few credits. If his middle name is McLeod, there are only two possible births.
Hi, You'll get his full POW history via this link - it's free......currently taking about 3 weeks Good Luck Steve Y https://www.icrc.org/en/document/re...-during-second-world-war-or-spanish-civil-war
