NAME | Sharpin | Edmund F (‘Eddie’) |
RANK | IN GREECE
Driver |
ON DEMOB
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SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE | PRISONER
2288 |
UNIT | IN GREECE
RASC, British Air Force in Greece, Y Force, Middle East |
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ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
Oct/Nov 1940 – 28/29 April 1941 |
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METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Wounded and captured at Kalamata during the battle | |
POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Athens (hospital) & Salonika |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg ArbKdo at Schladming + others, as was Jack Swinnerton |
NOTES
“TTWWH” Chap 15 & 31; Hijacked a railway train to get out to the approaching US liberating forces STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Eddie Sharpin 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. |