Hi Everyone
I have recently obtained my Great Uncle's WW2 records. He was a Gunner in the Royal Artillery 13th Anti-tank Regiment. (some records believed destroyed)
On 31/8/1942 is reported missing believed to be POW W.D Egypt. It then says card from soldier to NOK and says POW in Italian hands in Camp 154 P.M 220 and that he was captured in the zone of El Alamein. He later reverts back to missing (no date given) It is added later that he is presumed dead while a POW between 31/10/42 and 14/11/42. He is on the memorial in El Alemein
I have googled but even though there is plenty about the battle of El Alamein and lists of Regiments, I cannot find mention of the 13th Anti-tank RA in Egypt at that time and certainly no reference to this Italian POW 'camp'. Although others are listed.
Is there anyone who could point me in the right direction re: books etc or am I missing something obvious as never done this sort of research before!
Thanks for reading (sorry it's a bit long)
I have recently obtained my Great Uncle's WW2 records. He was a Gunner in the Royal Artillery 13th Anti-tank Regiment. (some records believed destroyed)
On 31/8/1942 is reported missing believed to be POW W.D Egypt. It then says card from soldier to NOK and says POW in Italian hands in Camp 154 P.M 220 and that he was captured in the zone of El Alamein. He later reverts back to missing (no date given) It is added later that he is presumed dead while a POW between 31/10/42 and 14/11/42. He is on the memorial in El Alemein
I have googled but even though there is plenty about the battle of El Alamein and lists of Regiments, I cannot find mention of the 13th Anti-tank RA in Egypt at that time and certainly no reference to this Italian POW 'camp'. Although others are listed.
Is there anyone who could point me in the right direction re: books etc or am I missing something obvious as never done this sort of research before!
Thanks for reading (sorry it's a bit long)
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