| NAME | Bessford | Wilfred Gibson |
| RANK | IN GREECE
Sapper/Driver |
ON DEMOB
N/K |
| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
1942731 |
PRISONER
5895 |
| UNIT | IN GREECE
No 7 Movement Control, RE |
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
March – April 1941 |
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Captured/surrendered at Tolos
28 April |
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| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Dulag 185, Corinth Dulag 183, Salonika |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag XVIIID, Marberg: ArbKdo: Gussing; farm Eichberg, farm Stergersbach, farm, 790/L Furstenfeld, brickworks, 94/GW Gaas, farm, 1783/L Pinkafeld, woollen mill, 148/GW
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| NOTES
Escape 1: 1942 – from Gussing, April 6th-9th Escape 2: 1945, 29 March–15 April during long march to the west – awaited advance of Russian Army – repatriated via Odessa. STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Wilfred Bessford from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. Wilfred Bessford Greek Campaign Please note we are sharing the contents of our Archive in good faith and in the spirit of the veterans asking us to “Tell Them We Were Here”. The copyright rests with the original authors (as credited), the families and/or The Brotherhood of Greek Veterans. Please contact us at greekveterans@gmail.com if you have any issues or concerns.
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