PoW camps
…PG 19 BOLOGNA (Caserma Funz. ‘Due Madonne’) Officers PG 21 CHIETI Officers PG 23 VESTONE (Brescia) Officers PG 26 CORTEMAGGIORE (Piacenza) Officers PG 27 SAN ROMANO (Pisa) Officers PG 29…
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Gregson, Anthony
…moved all prisoners at Chieti (P.G. 21) (less those in the tunnels). When the camp was empty of prisoners the German soldiery came round looting and on finding the cabinet…
Cummins, Ronald Loftus (Part 2: 1943)
Summary of Ronald Loftus Cummins part 2 (Part 1 can be read here) Ronald Loftus Cummins’ story covers his entire WW2 experience from his enlistment in 1940 until his discharge…
Langrishe, Phillip John Duppa
Summary Philip John Duppa (“John”) Langrishe, 1917–2010, Lieutenant, 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, at the time he was captured, 1 June 1942, North Africa. He was held at PG 41…
Carver, Richard
…Front The next day we met Major Gordon (Royal Signals) who was with me at the “Shop” (RMA Woolwich). He had escaped from PG 29 at Chieti, which was not…
Parker, Bill
…that had left us accompanied by the crippled. From here we were sent via PoW camps in Chieti and Aquila. We were put on a train here and went on…
Nascosto sotto al tetto: Robert Blake
…mese in un campo di smistamento a Bari, che ha descritto come “il periodo più odioso della mia vita”. Seguirono 15 mesi al campo di Chieti dove sviluppò una forte…
Darville, W. J
Summary After his capture in Tunis W.J Darville was taken to Italy and held in Fontanellato, where he was pleasantly surprised to find sprung beds with sheets. He fled the…
Sole, Geoff and Ellis, Ben
Summary Two accounts of South African servicemen, Ben Ellis and Geoff (Chick) Sole, who escaped after the Armistice and reached Allied lines near the Sangro river on 11 November. The…
Ellis, Ben and Sole, Geoff
…presented us with some cigs. Told us our troops were about 45 [digital page 43] miles from Pescara. Moved on towards Chieti and the Pescara River. Jerry blowing up Pescara…