The Men in the Shed

Pvt George Charles Reid 14692314

Pvt George Charles Reid 14692314

by | Dec 6, 2024

Pte George Charles Reid 14692314 7th Battalion Green Howards Summary Born in Walsall, Staffordshire (now West Midlands) in 1924. He was working as a slaughterman when he enlisted. By July 1944 he was serving with 7th Battalion Green Howards. He was captured near...
Pvt Allan Oliver 3326726

Pvt Allan Oliver 3326726

by | Dec 6, 2024

Pte Allan Oliver 3326726 7th Battalion Green Howards Summary Born in Dunbarton, Scotland in 1920. He enlisted in 1940. Serving with the Green Howards he was captured on the 18th of July 1944. Via the shed and other stopping points he arrived at Stalag VIII-B, Teschen,...
Pte Denis Lawrence 5573258

Pte Denis Lawrence 5573258

by | Nov 20, 2024

Pte Denis Lawrence 5573258 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment Summary Denis Lawrence was born in Pewsey, Wiltshire in January 1917. He was working as a shop assistant when he enlisted into the Wiltshire Regiment in 1940. When captured near Hottot on the 11th of July...
Cpl Jack Chapman 5385568

Cpl Jack Chapman 5385568

by | Oct 2, 2024

Cpl Jack Chapman 5385568 2nd Devonshire Summary Jack Chapman was born in Slough in 1921. Captured on 10th of July 1944 serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment, via Stalag IV Mühleberg he ends up at Stalag 357 Oerbke. [See the pictures – click...
Cpl Thomas Mitchell Caldwell 14209000

Cpl Thomas Mitchell Caldwell 14209000

by | Jul 20, 2023

Cpl Thomas Mitchell Caldwell 14209000 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers Summary Thomas Mitchell Caldwell was born in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1918. He was a farmer. He arrived in Normandy with the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the 16/17th of June 1944 and was captured on...