NAME | Reid, MC MBE | Miles Belfrage |
RANK | IN GREECE
Major |
ON DEMOB
Lt Col |
SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
119433 |
PRISONER
N/K |
UNIT | IN GREECE
Sig Coy, RE & H Sqn, GHQ Liaison Regt
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ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
27 Dec 1940 – 26 April 1941 |
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METHOD OF DEPARTURE | Captured 26 April defending Corinth Canal | |
POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Corinth & Salonika |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Jun ’41 – Oflag VB, Biberach;* Jun-Oct ’41 – Stalag VIID, Tittmoning:* Oct ’41-Aug ‘42 – Oflag VIB, Warburg* (Apr ’42 – Oflag IVB, Koenigstein;**) Aug-Sep ’42 – Oflag IXA/Z, Rotenburg;* Sep ’42-Sep ’43 – IXA/H, Spanenberg;* Sep ’43-Dec ‘44 Oflag IVC, Colditz*** |
NOTES & SOURCES
1 *Source: Hazelwood School War Memorial 2 **Published memoirs of his Greek Campaign “Last on the List” 1974, Lee Cooper Ltd. Contradiction here about location in Apr ’42 between Hazelwood School and “Last in the Line”. Archivist suspects the latter wins. 3 ***“Escaped” from Colditz by feigning false illness for successful Repatriation to UK, Dec 1944. STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Miles Reid MC MBE from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. 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.
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