| NAME | Cranmer | William Charles Thomas ‘Bill’ |
| RANK | IN GREECE
Driver |
ON DEMOB
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| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
T/187594 |
PRISONER
1600 |
| UNIT | IN GREECE
RASC (312 Coy?) |
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
March – April 1941 |
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Captured Kalamata, 29 April 1941 | |
| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Presumably in transit via Dulag 185, Korinth & Dulag 183, Saloniki |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg:
ArbKdo 10234/GW, Dellach; ArbKdo 11025/GW, Villach; ArbKdo 11010/GW, Kuhnsberg |
| NOTES
Captured with & later (Nov 1944) escaped with old pal Cpl James Forbes, RASC, aided by Yugoslav Partisans. Picked up Dec 1944 at Zara on Croatan coast by RN and taken to Bari, Italy. STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of William ‘Bill’ Cranmer 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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