Grant William (NZ)

NAME Grant William
RANK IN GREECE

Private

ON DEMOB

 

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

29550

PRISONER

4180

UNIT IN GREECE

24th Battalion, 2NZEF

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

March – 28 April1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

Wounded & Captured at Kalamata, 29th April

 

POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

Korinth & Salonika (presumably)

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg

 

ArbKdo:  Ardning.7001/GW;

ArbKdo; Selzthal. 945/GW.

 

NOTES

“Wounded when captured” – did he take part in the Battle at Kalamata, one wonders, or was it from the bombing and strafing?

STORY

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William Grant (NZ) Foreword

William Grant (NZ) Pre Greece

William Grant (NZ) Greek Campaign

William Grant (NZ) Post Greece

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