Hi I am trying to find anyone who was a prisoner of war captured at Dunkirk as part of the rear guard Or anyone who was a prisoner in thorn poland stalag 20a as I am looking for anyone who knew my great uncle who was captured at Dunkirk but died on the long march in 1945 his name And rank is private john arthur evans he was in the middlesex regiment , Kensington regiment and information would be great Thanks
There was only one Kensington battalion in France, the 1st Battalion. However there were 3 Middlesex battalions in France during 1940. Can you shed anymore light on the unit and do you know the date of his capture?
I wish I could all I know is he was either in one of these regiments and was captured at Dunkirk as part of the rear guard and was a prisoner of war in thorn poland I think stalag 20a and died of TB on the march somewhere in Germay he was meant to have an Australian friend who went to England and gave both of his id disics to his mum he does have a headstone at the Dunkirk Memorial at Nord I do believe he died on the march I am trying to find any reference Of him at thorn or if he has a gravesite somewhere in Germany
Is this your man? UK, British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 about J A Evans Name: J A Evans Rank: Private Army Number: 6205514 Regiment: Middlesex Regiment POW Number: 14656 Camp Type: Stalag Camp Number: XX-A Camp Location: Torun, Poland Record Office: Infantry and Army Physical Training Corps Record Office, Stanwell Road School, Ashford, Middlesex Record Office Number: 23
Hi again I have just been on CWGC here are his details if you can help serial number 6205514 date of death 01/03/1945 Regiment Middlesex 1st Bn princess's Louise's Kensington Regiment hope this helps
Here he is: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2501318/EVANS,%20JOHN%20ARTHUR He was 1st Bn. Princess Louise's Kensington Regt. according to CWGC. I'm up at 4am for work so don't have time to check now. I have the units war diary so I'll post more probably tomorrow or over the weekend. Regards Andy
EVANS, JOHN ARTHUR Rank: Private Service No: 6205514 Date of Death: 01/03/1945 Age: 35 Regiment/Service: Middlesex Regiment 1st Bn. Princess Louise's Kensington Regt. Panel Reference Column 117. Memorial DUNKIRK MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of John Arthur and Jane Elizabeth Evans, of Bow, London.
Hi thanks for your help I really trying to find any pictures of him plus if he has a grave in Germany
Hi, per above info he is memorialised at the Dunkirk Memorial, however: "The DUNKIRK MEMORIAL stands at the entrance to the Commonwealth War Graves section of Dunkirk Town Cemetery. It commemorates more than 4,500 casualties of the British Expeditionary Force who died in the campaign of 1939-40 or who died in captivity who were captured during this campaign and who have no known grave." If you successfully find a grave for him you can have CWGC update the info however finding his grave may be quite a challenge.There is a group of folks who are looking for soldiers remains that have never been found, and occasionally graves are unearthed and identification is made. But it is a long and arduous process. Search for Stalag xxA or thorn and hunt for pictures - there are often group snaps from the POW camps on the web, also try the regimental site to see if they have any pictures. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/listing/object-205254363 Always a great site to check.... http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/pow/stalag20a.html Wayne
Hi I found out he was meant to have died in a German town called Parchim does anyone know if there are any graves in Parchim of prisoners of war in this town
Hello As Andy stated he is remembered on the Dunkirk Memorial. He does not have a known grave. http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2082800/Dunkirk%20Memorial photo of the panel http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=17068976&PIpi=73572402 also link below for his service records https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records
PARCHIM CEMETERY Graves registered by CWGC at Parchim Cemetery: CURTIS, ROY Flight Lieutenant 46406 24/03/1944 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom PARCHIM CEMETERY HEPWORTH, RONALD Sergeant 1624606 24/03/1944 19 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom PARCHIM CEMETERY SCOTT, JOHN SYMMS Flight Sergeant 423335 24/03/1944 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian PARCHIM CEMETERY TAYLOR, ALFRED LEONARD Sergeant 615242 24/03/1944 24 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom PARCHIM CEMETERY WILLSON, WILLIAM VERNON Sergeant 1389663 24/03/1944 22 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom PARCHIM CEMETERY You will note they are all RAF, and probably from an air crash as the dates are the same, so I presume it will be elsewhere. TD
Welcome aboard, My Father was wounded and captured at Dunkirk. He survived the death march. Here are a couple of links to what I have posted. http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/39654-937112-gunner-alexander-cormack-ra-discovering-my-father/ http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/42854-the-deathmarch-narrative-across-europe/
Hi thanks for all your help . I was wondering does anyone knoW of the organization thats looks for the remains of servicemen who have no known grave Thanks Neil
Hi I just spoke to my mum and she told me he died in hospital in Parchim can anyone help in finding out what hospitals were inParchim in 1945 Thanks Neil
Hi Niel I've just become a member of WW2TALK and have posted a reply only this morning about The Long March. I believe you posted this enquiry on another site....perhaps Wartime Memories? Today's reply is a copy of my Dad's log of the march from Stalag XXA back in to Germany. In one of the March entries, he does mention the passing of Johnnie Evans, the only person that he does speak of during the entire period. I think perhaps they were good friends. This may of course be just a coincidence but it may help a little. Kind regards Dave