Baldry William

NAME Baldry William (Bill) George
RANK IN GREECE

Signalman

ON DEMOB

 

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

2320665

PRISONER

4207

UNIT IN GREECE

101 SWS, RCS

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

March – 28 April 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

Surrendered/Captured at Kalamata, 29th April
POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

Dulag 185 Corinth,

Dulag 183 Salonika

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Stalag XVIIID, Marburg 7/41 – 9/42

Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg 9/42 – 5/45.

 

ArbKdos 66/GW, Thesen;

11025/GW, Villach;

76/HV, Gosling, nr Graz;

970, 975, 976/GW, Liezen

 

NOTES & SOURCES

Family contact (G-D)

DoB 25 Jan 1914 (falsely claimed as 1912 to enlist 8 Aug 1930 aged 16)

William George Baldry lied about his age to join the army so records will show DoB 1912 for joining the army. After training he was posted to India stationed at Rawalpindi, where he displayed an ability to learn languages quite quickly, becoming proficient in Urdu and Pushtu. From 1936-1939 he was in Palestine stationed in Jerusalem with ‘Force Signals. He spoke highly of Major-General Montgomery who was GOC 8th Infantry Division there at the time. In 1939 he was posted back to England to 101 Special Wireless Section (B Type -Corps HQ) where he learnt French and German.”

STORY

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William Baldry Foreword

William Baldry Pre Greece

William Baldry Greek Campaign

William Baldry Post Greece

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