Lewis, Peter
…six original escapers from the prison train, were living in Modena – the welcome guests of Italian families. On the Run Modena was only one of many towns and villages…
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Nathanson, Leslie – Escape To Internment Part 2
…page 232] that had led to our arrival in Modena, while they in turn gave us more details about themselves. Gaston explained that the stadium was controlled by the State…
Campbell, Peter
…TO MODENA Wednesday 8th September 1943 The Armistice arrived in a way that nobody expected. We did not expect Italy to last long – but the night of the Armistice…
Swan, William (Bill)
Summary of William Swan Bill Swan, of Royal Durban Light Infantry, was captured at Tobruk, in July 1942. He ended up in a camp in Modena having been transferred via…
Cooper, Bill
Summary Bill Cooper was captured in June 1942 at “The Cauldron Battle” in the Western Desert against Rommel’s Nazi Forces when his “Bren-Gun” carrier hit a landmine and exploded. He…
Nathanson, Leslie – Escape To Internment Part 1
…seem that all was arranged by the Milan network who most probably had links with Modena. At Milan they are taken for the night to the house of a prostitute…
Young, Leslie
…2nd June 1943 Left 03.00 hrs. Arrived Florence 07.00 hr. Bolognia 09.00 hrs and left about 15.00 hrs. Tony Emery and other party got off at Modena. We arrived at…
de Burgh, Hugo
Summary of Hugo de Burgh Hugo de Burgh was a Lieutenant-Colonel, a PoW and the SBO [Senior British Officer] in Camp 49 Fontanellato. After WW2 he was Head of the…
Verney, John
Summary Captain John Verney was captured in Sardinia and taken to a Prisoner of War Camp in Chieti, Italy in 1943. In September, he was transferred to a camp in…
Milner, Fred
Summary Fred was captured with Vincent Burgess and interred in PG73 Carpi (Modena). Many attempts were made to escape from the camp but the Germans were able to prevent them….