| NAME | Lutener | James Collett |
| RANK | IN GREECE
Lieutenant |
ON DEMOB
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| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
129042
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PRISONER
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| UNIT | IN GREECE/CRETE
4th Light Field Ambulance RASC Middle East Forces
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
Mainland Greece from 6 March 1941 To Crete on SS Thurland Castle Arrived Crete 26 April 1941 1 June 1941 POW, Old 7th General Hospital, Canea 11 June Left Crete for Athens by JU52
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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5 August 1941 Left Salonika by rail | |
| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
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IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
14 August 1941- Oflag XC Lubeck 9 October1941 Oflag VIB Warburg 10 Sept 1§942 Oflag V11B Eichstatt
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| NOTES
Born Oxford 17 May 1913 and trained as a motor mechanic. Enlisted in the RASC Regular Army 24 June 1931 as a driver. In Egypt from January 1934 until January 1939 Lance Corporal January 1935 and private chauffeur for GOC in Egypt until March 1938 Returned to England and with Recruits Training Btn RASC CQMS from 10 December 1939 and returned to Egypt 2 March 1941 sailed on SS Lurmahal to Piraeus On Release from POW and discharge from the Army he worked as an Insurance Salesman for Prudential Assurance until Retirement. STORY To read James’ story please click on this link to his War Diary War Diary of James C Lutener
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