Kennedy John A

NAME Kennedy John Alfred
RANK IN GREECE

Private

ON DEMOB

 

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

7155

PRISONER

4592

UNIT IN GREECE

24th Bn, 2NZEF

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

March – 28th April 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

Surrendered to Greek Police 60 km SW of Kalamata, 10th May 1941*
POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

Korinth definitely & Salonika probably

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Stalag XVIIID, Marberg;

Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg;

 

Hospitals in Graz & Furstenfeld

 

ArbKdo: 242/L, Dobersdorf;

243/L, Limbach;

561/L, Deutsch-Kaltenbrunn;

842/L, St Lorenzen am Weschel;

plus one other unidentified.

 

NOTES

*A small group of evaders (including several New Zealanders) appear to have hidden out in the vicinity of Pylos at least until May 4th.

STORY

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John A Kennedy Foreword

John A Kennedy Pre Greece

John A Kennedy Greek Campaign

John A Kennedy Post Greece

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