| NAME | Cope | John McDonald |
| RANK | IN GREECE
Gunner* |
ON DEMOB
N/K |
| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
1511 |
PRISONER
4081 |
| UNIT | IN GREECE
25 Bty, 4th Field Regt, NZ Artillery |
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
20 March – April 1941 |
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Surrendered/captured Kalamata
29 April 1941 |
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| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Corinth & Salonika presumably |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag XVIIIA (possibly also XVIIIB or XVIIID) ArbKdo 11086/GW, Niklasdorf; ArbKdo 1731/L, Spitz (MoC); ArbKdo 945/GW, Selzthal
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| NOTES & SOURCES
Sources: Son (John), International Red Cross & Forces War Records Personal Notes: 1 Dad had no formal training in life, left school at age 13 to work on the family farm, but could turn his hand to anything. He built many houses and had nearly finished the house I am living in now before he died in 1978. Dad shared some of his experiences with me but passed-away 42 years ago. 2 I was able to find confirmation of him in the Red Cross reports. Dad said he had his appendices removed without being anaesthetized and he was still in Hospital when the Red Cross visited. 3 Dad was engaged before he enlisted but received a dear John letter whilst he was a prisoner of war. After he returned from the war he did not meet my mum until 1947. 4 He died in 1978 STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of John McDonald Cope 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 Greek Veterans. Please contact us at greekveterans@gmail.com if you have any issues or concerns.
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