Lappin William P ‘Bill’

NAME Lappin William P ‘Bill’
RANK IN GREECE

Trooper

ON DEMOB

 

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

7893878

PRISONER

5912

UNIT IN GREECE

3RTR, RAC

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

March – late April 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

N/K where or when captured or surrendered

 

POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

N/K

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Stalag XVIIID, Marberg;

Stalag XVIIIB, Wagna or Spittal;

Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg.

 

ArbKdo: Possibly 65/GW, Thesen-Marberg?

 

NOTES

Source: Family and Driver John Wolstenholme family correspondence

Same Unit as Jock Watt, author of “A Tankie’s Travels”

STORY

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