NAME | Sanderson | Eric Rockliff |
RANK | IN GREECE
Trooper |
ON DEMOB
Trooper |
SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE 320875
REGT 7899 |
PRISONER 3300 (Italian)
262060 (German) |
UNIT | IN GREECE
4th Hussars, RAC |
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ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
Monastir, Corinth, Patras: 10 March 1941 – 28 Oct 1941 (Escape, Evasion, Resistance) |
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METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Escaped into (Laconian?) mountains c 28 April. Captured by Italians and sent off to Naples. | |
POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Civil Jail, 28 Oct – ? Nov 1941 |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Bari, Nov 41 – Jan 42 (and possibly Bolzani, Italy) Campo 59 Servigliano, Jan 42 – June 43 (Italy) Stalag IVB Muhlberg, Sep 43 (Germany) Stalag IVF Hartsmansdorf, Oct 43? (Germany) & ArbKdo Z118 |
NOTES
Main Source 1 – family communication. Main Source 2 – 4th (Queen’s Own) Hussars official War Dairies 1939-41 (via ‘desertrats.org’ website). Incidental Source – 6th Australian Divn Official History. Same Unit as ‘Clive’ Dunn and J/G Edwards et al STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Eric Rockcliff Sanderson from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. We also include information on the 4th QO Hussars. 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. |