3822 344 Robinson, Pte J, 4034253, DLI
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3834 O9A/Z Wales, Pte J, 4455900, DLI
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3850 344 Muscroft, L/Cpl A, 4457942, DLI
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3852 344 Smith, Rfm William Alfred, 4445140, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Originally enlisted DLI. From Chester-le-Street. Killed in an air raid on 2/12/44 while with working Party E/793, one of 28 British POWs who died there that day when their shelter received a direct hit. Buried Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, grave 5 B 13. See this page of the Pegasus Archive external website: http://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/cSt_344_History1.htm
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3855 BAB21 Summerton, Pte P E, 5727518, R Suss
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3866 344 Roberts, Pte E, 4457104, DLI
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3876 20B Waterman, CSM CSM Thomas Dinsdale Guiness, 4447076. Enlisted DLI 1/8/28. Mentioned in Despatches for services with 1 DLI with the BEF, LG 26/7/40.
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Captured with 1 DLI, 5/40. Extensive collection of documents and photographs held by the DLI Museum including: a brief four page diary of his initial experiences as a POW in May-June 1940 and coded POW letters home with secret information for the War Office. Ref: Waterman D/DLI 7/750/1-29:
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http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchCatalogueDetail.aspx?SearchType=Param&SearchID=35f45a5f-2f4e-42b8-ae83-64d596a50f38&ItemID=680373#ref171221
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3883, 21B Tiplady, L/Cpl Ronald, 4452858, MM. 11 DLI. Captured France, 1940. Awarded MM for several escape attempts. LG 6/6/46.
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See: http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/wiki/Tiplady_Ronald_L/Cpl_4452858
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Medals sold with this information:
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http://www.the-saleroom.com/fr-fr/auction-catalogues/dominic-winter-book-auctions/catalogue-id-2857431/lot-14196667
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'A Scarce Second World War `POW Escapee` MM group to Captain R Tiplady, Durham Light Infantry, who was captured in France 1940 and over a period of five years escaped and was recaptured at least seven times and finally making it back through Russia in April 1945. Military Medal, G VI R. (4452858 R Tiplady. Durh LI), 1939-1945 Star, War Medal, rank erased to first, minor contact marks, good very fine and better, sold with copied research including debriefing report and recommendation. MM London Gazette 6/6/1946 No 4452858 Lance-Corporal Ronald Tiplady, The Durham Light Infantry.'
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`For distinguished services rendered while Prisoners of War and for gallant and distinguished services whilst engaged in special and secret operations`.
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The debriefing report states: '4452858 L/Cpl Tiplady, Ronald, 11 Bn Durham Light Inf Tiplady was captured in France in May 1940. His first escape was from a working camp in October 1941 when, having obtained civilian clothing, he cut his way through the roof of his hut. With the aid of Polish farmers he reached Gutenhaven where he hoped to get a boat to Sweden, but he was picked up by the police. A year later he made a similar attempt from Lichnau and was at liberty for 3-4 weeks getting as far as Kammin travelling chiefly by rail. Between November 1942 and January 1943 he escaped 3 times. On one of these occasions he was with another soldier and once he climbed out of Fort 13 by rope and tied up the guard. These periods of liberty varied from 3 to 8 days. He made several other partly successful attempts later and in July 1944 he and another soldier escaped from the working party at Weichselgard and after 5 days reached Thorn where they expected to get civilian clothes but they were arrested by the police. In January 1945 on the march back to Germany Tiplady and another soldier broke away and were sheltered by a Polish family together with two others till the Russians arrived. They then all made their way to Odessa where they contacted the British on 1 April 1945. Captain Ronald Tiplady, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the County of London TA, 17/5/49 (404367), Captain 14/2/53, it is therefore probable that Tiplady erased his rank on obtaining his promotion.'
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3884 383 Storar, Cpl T, 4456256, DLI
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3885 344 Draper, Pte M, 4442769, DLI
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3886 4C Nicholson, L/Cpl D T, 4453068, DLI
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3887 4C Howe, Pte W, 4453285, DLI
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3891 4C Burns, Pte B, 4454683, Bk Watch
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3893 20B Burns, Pte W G, 4455550
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3894 20B Burns, Pte T, 4455853, DLI
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3897 20B Ramshaw, Pte G, 4456249, DLI
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3900 344 Sayer, Pte A M, 4454640, DLI
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3907 9C McNally, Pte J, 4456516, DLI
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3920 20B Kershaw, Pte E, 4459391, Bk Watch
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3921 8B Forster, Pte Alan, 4459370, Bk Watch, C Coy, 1st Bn Tynside Scottish. Captured Neuville Vitesse, France, 5/40. See this external site:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/73/a7257873.shtml
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3922 20B Gillender, Pte T C, 4459372, Bk Watch
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3961 21A Pearson, Pte T, 4459467, DLI
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