Gnr. W. Burton, 277/68 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery POW (Tobruk)

Gnr. Walter James Burton, 277/68 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery captured 20th June 1942 Stalag 4B POW No. 279719


Derby Daily Telegraph 20 April 1945

 

Burton is listed in WO392/21 as being held at Camp 82 Laterina near Arezzo, as of August 1943. There a several other men with the surname Burton and initial F on the list, so identifying his brother is problematic.

 

If his brother was captured at Salerno (i.e. sometime after 9 September) he wouldn't be in this register, which was dated August 1943.
Will see if I can find him in one of the German registers.

Vitellino

Edited to say:

Here is Gunner WalterJ. In Germany:


Here are two possibilites for brother Frank from Royal Marine Prisoners of War in Germany:
Reference: ADM 201/111

 

Brother :
Most likely 41 (Royal Marine) Commando if he was captured at Salerno

PLY/X110743 Marine Frank BURTON (41 (Royal Marine) Commando?)
24th January 1923 Derby - 14th January 1976 Derby, aged 52
PoW number: 229546 Stalag IVB Muhlberg.

WO 416/47/6

 

That's him. His date of birth coincides with what I found elsewhere