Hello Guys, thought I would post some odds and ends I just got passed down to me,
My great uncle Ivan, aka Ivor has a rather fascinating story, I will post what odds and ends I have so far, and you guys can follow my research. I will post this information and other people might have had family or friends that served with him, in or spend time with him in a pow camp
info as follows, don't have a lot yet, as I am waiting on information from the NZ army records office etc
The info I have as follows, with newspaper clippings etc photos etc
He served in the NZ 6th Field Company of Engineers
he was in service for 6 years and 76 days
5/10/39 to the 19/12/45
Ivor's prison of war camp
Stalag XVIII B/Z Marburg Maribor Slowenien 8-11.1942
he was caught in via German paratroopers by the Corinth canal
Ivan made an escape, and walked thirty six kilometers over a hill, and he got caught and put via 41 days in a punishment compound
he was waiting for a flight home after 3 years on the 16 of may 1945
when the ally's came to the pow camp, he was in the camp hospital with scarlet fever
other picture items as follows
My great uncle Ivan, aka Ivor has a rather fascinating story, I will post what odds and ends I have so far, and you guys can follow my research. I will post this information and other people might have had family or friends that served with him, in or spend time with him in a pow camp
info as follows, don't have a lot yet, as I am waiting on information from the NZ army records office etc
The info I have as follows, with newspaper clippings etc photos etc
He served in the NZ 6th Field Company of Engineers
he was in service for 6 years and 76 days
5/10/39 to the 19/12/45
Ivor's prison of war camp
Stalag XVIII B/Z Marburg Maribor Slowenien 8-11.1942
he was caught in via German paratroopers by the Corinth canal
Ivan made an escape, and walked thirty six kilometers over a hill, and he got caught and put via 41 days in a punishment compound
he was waiting for a flight home after 3 years on the 16 of may 1945
when the ally's came to the pow camp, he was in the camp hospital with scarlet fever
other picture items as follows
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