Gilbey Arthur S

NAME Gilbey Arthur S
RANK IN GREECE

2nd Lt

ON DEMOB

N/K

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

N/K

PRISONER

N/K

UNIT IN GREECE

4 Queen’s Own Hussars

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

10 March to mid – 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

Evaded surrender at Kalamata,  29/4, sheltered by Greeks in the mountains until captured by Italians
POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

N/K

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Campo 49, Fontanella till 8/9/43;

Absconded for 2 weeks;

Oflag 79,  Brunswick;

Liberated by US 9th Army, 12/4/45

 

NOTES

Same Unit as Eric Sanderson – see his Archive for 4QOH details before and during the Greek Campaign.

Data supplied by Arthur’s children