Barnacle Eric F

NAME Barnacle Eric Francis
RANK IN GREECE

Driver

ON DEMOB

N/K

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

T194957

PRISONER

7777

UNIT IN GREECE

RASC

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

March – 28 April 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

Captured/surrendered at Kalamata, 29 April 1941
POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

Dulag 185, Corinth & 183, Salonika

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg;

ArbKdo 10084/GW, Mallnitz (Lassach)

 

 

NOTES & SOURCES

Source:  Forces War Records & Ian Brown’s “Stalag 18A” website

Note:  Later in his life Eric apparently changed his surname to ‘Barnes’ – not to be confused with Driver Eric Barnes, 211 Coy RASC.

STORY

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Eric Barnacle Foreword

Eric Barnacle Pre Greece

Eric Barnacle Greek Campaign

Eric Barnacle Post Greece

Eric Barnacle Post Script

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