Burke Joe

NAME Burke Joseph Patrick
RANK IN GREECE

Private

ON DEMOB

Private

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

(S)134496

PRISONER

5768

UNIT IN GREECE

32 D.I.D. RASC

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

March – April 1941

 

METHOD OF DEPARTURE Surrender at Kalamata, 29th April 1941
POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

Corinth & Salonika (presumably)

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Stalag 18A & A/K 223/L, Eisenzicken

Stalag 18D & A/K 522/L, Oberwart

Siklos & Szigetvar Castles, Hungary

Stalag 17A, Kaisersteinbruck & Vienna

Stalag 18A & A/K 10075/L Gundersheim

Stalag 18C Markt Pongau (Liberation)

NOTES

Mid 1941-43, same Work Parties as Sgt Stan Prout RM – 223/L & 522/L (see Stan’s Archive)

Spring 1944, same Hungarian prison as Dai Davies (author of “All for Freedom”)

STORY

We are pleased to share with you the story of Joe Burke from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file.

Joe Burke Foreword

Joe Burke Pre Greece

Joe Burke Greek Campaign

Joe Burke Post Greece

Joe Burke Post Script

 

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