| 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) For more information please email us at greekveterans@gmail.com and we will forward your request to our Archivist Noah Scott |
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