NAME | Irving | Leonard Cecil |
RANK | IN GREECE
Private |
ON DEMOB
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SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
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PRISONER
5764 |
UNIT | IN GREECE
RASC |
|
ACTIVE
|
IN GREECE
March – April 1941 |
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METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Surrendered at Kalamata
29 April 1941 |
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POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Corinth & Salonika |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag 18A: Farm Work Parties around Wildon and Leibnitz areas and 436/L in or near Wolfsberg |
NOTES
Source: personal communication with son Roger. Survived bombing of Greek yacht Hellas in Piraeus harbour 25 April 1941 Fellow PoW Welshman named Sorrell (stayed on the farm with his girlfriend when the march away from the advancing Russians started). Born 12 January 1918 Died 17 January 2016 STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Leonard Cecil Irving from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. Leonard Cecil Irving Pre Greece Leonard Cecil Irving Greek Campaign Leonard Cecil Irving Post Greece 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. |