NAME | Ledgerwood | John Herbert MBE |
RANK | IN GREECE
Officially – YMCA Secretary (civilian) Unofficially 1 – Private soldier Unofficially 2 – Padre (acting rank of Captain) |
ON DEMOB
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SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
2104 |
PRISONER
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UNIT | IN GREECE
19 & 20 Btns, 2NZEF (attached) |
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ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
Mainland 16 March – 25 April 1941 Crete 26 April – 31 May 1941
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METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Volunteered to stay behind with last troops captured at Sphakia, Crete | |
POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Dulag 183, Salonika |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Oflag Xc, Lubeck, Germany: Oflag VIb, Dossel, Warburg, Germany: Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg, Austria (roving commission to all Work Camps) |
NOTES
Awarded MBE 1945 for services rendered to PoWs STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of John Ledgerwood from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. John Ledgerwood Greek Campaign 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. |