| NAME | Eldridge | John E. M. |
| RANK | IN GREECE
Rifleman |
ON DEMOB
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| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
6896838 |
PRISONER
5114 |
| UNIT | IN GREECE
9th KRRC (1st Rangers) |
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
17 March – 28 April 1941 |
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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PoW, nominally captured 29 April * (* actual date and place unknown) | |
| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Definitely Salonika (* possibly also Corinth or Athens) |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag XVIIID Maribor Stalag XVIIIB Spittal am der Drau or Wagna Arb/Kdo 396/C (Maribor Infantry School) Stalag XVIIIC Markt Pongau |
| NOTES
Source: Transcript of her father’s “War Diary – John Eldridge Prisoner of War 1941-1945” from daughter. Original note books in Imperial War Museum, London. STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of John Eldridge 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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