Research of descendants and survivors on POW Camp 65 Gravina-Altamura Italy

EllieB2 · Nov 13, 2022

vitellino said: ↑

Just found him in The National Archives.
You can send for his German Record Card in January 2023.
Name: Johannes Bekker . Date of Birth: 1922 . | The National Archives
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thank you, will make a note of this

EllieB2 · Nov 13, 2022

vitellino said: ↑

Domenico is the person behind all the efforts which have been made at Altamura to conserve and promote the site of PG 65. I ''met'' him on this site three years ago and he has become a valued friend of mine.

He has invited me to speak at PG 65 twice (the first time the event was televised by the local TV Channel), and I was with him for a few days in September this year both at Campo PG 52 and then up in Lombardy, on the trail of a family who hid and helped an ex. pow from camps PG 65 and PG 52 who escaped from a train near Verona....that is another story.

I can assure Ellie that he can be reached on his personal email, which is the one I use, or failing that, through me. He certainly hasn't disappeared into the night....

In the meantime, I'll see what else I can find out about your relative,

Janet

Edited to say that there's nothing on line other than what you already know. Send for his service records from

Department of Defence Archives, Military Records Centre
email at sandfdoc@mweb.co.za.
They are located at:
Schweikert Building
20 Visagie Street
Pretoria
Telephone: (012) 339-4600
Fax: (012) 339-4631
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Thank you Janet. Since posting this, I've found his service number 82210 and confirmation (supporting the family oral history) that he was in this camp and in Stalag IV-G, his POW number in Germany 274454 on "Find my Past". Will now be following your advice and email the Department of Defence. Thanks again

EllieB2 · Nov 13, 2022

davidbfpo said: ↑

Please note the opening post author Domenico has not posted since April 2021 and not logged in since May 2021. He has posted two different email addresses: April 2021 campopg65@gmail.com and November 2018 dbolognese69@gmail.com
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