NAME | Downs | Francis Elliot ‘Frank’ |
RANK | IN GREECE
Pvt (Medical Orderly) |
ON DEMOB
Sgt |
SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
7359187 |
PRISONER
24282 |
UNIT | IN GREECE
RAMC – 26 Br Gen Hosp, Kephissia, Athens |
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ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
Nov 1940 – Sep/Oct 1941 |
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METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Captured 28 April
PoW Medic in Kokkinia and other Athens PoW hospitals post capture, 5 months |
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POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Dulag 183, Salonika |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag 8B, Lamsdorf (repatriated* oct 1943) |
NOTES
1 Source – family correspondence 2 In first official PoW repatriation back to UK (via Gothenburg, Sweden) 3 Posted to Egypt Apr ’45 – July ’46 4 Born 2-12-1918, Died 11-12-1996 STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Francis ‘Frank’ Downs 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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