Stalag 4b Rugby - South Africa

Hi Tony

That is amazing information thank you for your input!

The photograph is very special as my grandfather was a POW with Sgt Rall in Italy and Germany.
My grandfather and great uncle were in the 1st SA Police Battalion in the 6th Infantry Brigade.
After the war they stayed policemen until 1970.

My entire family history is from Natal. (Vryheid, Nqutu, Babanango, Kranskop etc)

Grandfather - JJ van Rooyen - 195635
Great Uncle - CJ (Sam) Nel - 195637

Regards

JJ

 

Hi Tony, welcome to the forum. Your photo has clarified a few things regarding the names.

From the way the signatures are written I think C A van der Westhuizen is "Olla" and A J Fabricius is "Breakfast"

At the bottom of JJ's photo there are some initials which look like LGKL. However I now think they are G K T and stand for G K Timm who was also a POW however I don't have further details.

So thanks for posting such interesting information
Diane

 

Name: G K Timm
Rank: Pte
Army Number: 121614
POW Number: 262837
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Number: 4B
Camp Location: Muhlberg (Elbe), Germany
Section: South African Land Forces : Officers and Other Ranks

TD

 

There is also:

Name: A T Timm
Rank: L/Cpl.
Army Number: 12333
POW Number: 223605
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Number: 4B
Camp Location: Muhlberg (Elbe), Germany
Section: South African Land Forces : Officers and Other Ranks


Name: D W Timm
Rank: Gunner
Army Number: 89806
POW Number: 76631
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Number: 8B
Camp Location: Teschen, Czech Republic
Section: South African Land Forces : Officers and Other Ranks

TD

 

Hello I have just found this page - we have the photograph hanging on our wall - my father in law was HB Youngleson the signature certainly looks like Youngleer! He is fourth from the right in the back row. Patsy

 

Hi Patsy,

JJ has not been on the forum for just over a year now. Hopefully he will see your post in time.

 

Thanks - I’ve enjoyed reading more details re the other “names”