NAME | Bradley* | Orton Guthrie |
RANK | IN GREECE
Sapper |
ON DEMOB
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SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
24501 |
PRISONER
4199 |
UNIT | IN GREECE
19 Army Field Coy, 2NZEF |
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ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
March – 28th April 1941 |
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METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Captured/surrendered at Kalamata, 29th April | |
POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Korinth & Salonika (presumed) |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg; Stalag XVIIIC, Markt Pongau
ArbKdo: Radkersberg; Leibnitz; + one other (Wildon?)
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NOTES
*Although his own hand-written POW Questionnaire surname looks very much like BRADLY (without an ‘E’), the unusual composite family name of Orton Guthrie Bradley comes down through at least two generations via a certain Orton Guthrie Bradley (born in London, 1845, died New Zealand 1916) whose son John was killed in the 1st World War fighting for the Canterbury NZ Regiment. Perhaps John had already named his son after his own father, Orton Guthrie. The questionnaire’s hand-writing is far from copperplate – maybe it really does say BRADLEY. BRADLY (without an ‘E’) is a genuine surname but is extremely rare compared with BRADLEY. Until otherwise informed, therefore, the Archivist has chosen to assume that the correct name should indeed be ORTON GUTHRIE BRADLEY. STORY We are pleased to share with you the (limited) information we have about Orton Bradley in our Archive. This is based on his POW questionnaire. Please click on the heading/link below which will take you to a PDF file. Orton Guthrie Bradley Post Greece 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. |