Hi all, I'm an Italian university student. the first part of my master's thesis is based on the presence of American prisoners of war in Italy...
Rfn. John. Perkins, (6204127) 2nd Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila) awarded Mention in Despatches After his capture at EL...
Pte. James Anderson, (3710886) 1st Bn King's Own Regiment Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila) awarded Military Medal Although ANDERSON tried to break...
Cpl. William Stott Pearsall, (1868575) 4 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers attached 7th Armoured Division Mentioned in Despatches PEARSALL was...
Award Military Cross Lt. John "Jock" Easton (219998) 2nd Special Air Service Lt. EASTON was captured at RANDAZZO, Sicily, on 21st June 1943 and...
Awarded Mentioned in Despatches Lt. Albert Graham 4 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (132092) Lt. GRAHAM was captured at DERNA, Libya, on 8th...
Awarded Mentioned in Despatches L/Cpl. Stephen Richard Tasker (408828) 8th Hussars, R.A.C. 7th Armoured Division ESCAPES FROM CAMP 102 (AQUILA)...
Mentioned in Despatches Pte. Mark O’Kane (2935378) 2nd Bn, Cameron Highlanders, 11th Brigade, 4th Indian Division escape from Aquila POW Camp 102...
Have placed this thread in "Italy" entirely due to a tenuous Trieste connection, so for vitellino, markN, and all: "Yugoslav prisoners of war"....
Hello everyone. I am working on our family tree and have recently discovered that my Great Uncle was a POW. I have been provided with some photos...
HI, My father was attached to 2 Light Scout Car Coy from May 1942 to Apr 1945 - Initially at Ballantrae in Scotland before serving in NA and Italy...
Hi, Can anyone tell me how long did a soldier have to serve in these operational areas to be awarded the appropriate medal. Thanks John
Hello there I'm wondering if anyone could help. My great grandfather Kenneth shepherd served with 10th battalion parachute regiment during ww2....
Have lots of numbered positions in war diary for 73rd medium regiment April 1945. Is there anyway of translating them to places in Italy Start...
C.Q.M.S. Robert George Holmes (2928482) & C.S.M. William McBride (2688210) 2nd Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders awarded Military Medals On the...
Thanks to a clue I looked at the writings of Professor Stephen Cullen (Warwick University) and found on his website he has republished a 2010...
From Imperial War Museum Collection NA 11445 - 25/01/1944 NA 11608 - 30/01/1944 NA 12943 - 17/03/1944 NA 12944 - 17/03/1944 NA 12945 - 17/03/1944...
Pte. William Francis Slater, 563 Corps Troops (GT) Company, Royal Army Service Corps awarded Military Medal This N.C.O. is a member of No. 2 Jeep...
Moved to dedicated thread from Wounded sent for treatment from Italy to North Africa From the casualty lists there was 2698401 Gdsm BILSLAND R...
Some posts copied over from 7961213 Tpr Colin PICKERING, 2nd Lothians and Border Horse: 08/02/1944 Lastly, the idea seems to be circulating on...
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