| NAME | Ansell | Jack Wentworth |
| RANK | IN GREECE
Signalman |
ON DEMOB
Signalman (Reserve) |
| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
2361359 |
PRISONER
4285 |
| UNIT | IN GREECE
Royal Corps of Signals, 3 L of C |
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
10 March – 28 April 1941 |
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Captured at gun point whilst laying a telephone cable along Kalamata sea front, app.1830 / 28 April | |
| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Dulags 185 Corinth & 183 Salonika |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag XVIIID, Marburg Arb Kdo Trog, Marhof 2052/L; Various farms in ArbKdo 260/L, St Martin im Sumtal, in the Graz area Stalag XVIIIC, Markt Pongau |
| NOTES
Author of “Khaki & Cowdung” Served in the same unit in Egypt and Greece as Corporal Bob (“Charlie”) Avebury (Section 87, 3 Line of Communications Signals) – featured elsewhere in these archives. Additional Notes from JWA: Civvy GPO clerk/telegraphist Called up 28 Nov 1939 SS Orontes from Liverpool Oct 1940 South Africa, Palestine, Egypt, Greece HMS York from Alex – arr. Piraeus 10 March 1941 12 March – 18 April, Larrisa Signals Office Withdrew to Athens, left for Megara 21 April, then Kalamata Captured 1830 28 April whilst line laying along beach road. Colleagues Sgt Alec Langley; Sigman Alan F Austin (PoW 4293 @ 260/L); Corporal K G Potter (killed at Corinth) STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Jack Wentworth Ansell from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. 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 The Greek Veterans. Please contact us at greekveterans@gmail.com if you have any issues or concerns. |
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