Hellyer Albert ‘Bert’

NAME Hellyer Albert (‘Bert’) Westmore (‘Wesley’) a.k.a. ‘Snowy’
RANK IN GREECE

Private

ON DEMOB

N/A

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

VX 12410

PRISONER

3840

UNIT IN GREECE

2/5 Inf Bn AIF

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

April 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

According to IRC he was captured at Korinth, probably 26th April after canal battle. According to his own notes he was captured at Kalamata on 28th April
POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

Dulag 185, Corinth & Dulag 183, Salonika

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg;

ArbKdo 10084/GW, Mallnitz;

11041/GW, Groppenstein.(nr Mallnitz);

No N/K, Murberg;

47/GW, Niklasdorf;

No N/K, Proleb (nr Niklasdorf)

 

NOTES

1      Serial escaper

2      Assisted by (very) friendly locals to join Partisans

STORY

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Bert Hellyer Pre Greece

Bert Hellyer Greek Campaign

Bert Hellyer Post Greece

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