213448 Harold "Roy" Janes Royal Canadian Air Force My grandfather, RCAF Harold (Roy) Janes, was a POW at Stalag 8b from around 1942 (late) to 1945 when I believe he and a few others escaped after being moved to other camps.
I know a lot of people are looking for information on their loved ones but there are a lot of names from the camps. I have a bountiful supply of photos, newspaper clippings and 3 years of letters sent to my grandmother (she kept everything). Most of the photos we have are from the plays and things put on in the camps, and the Germans did a good job of painting out most of his letters, but I can't think of any names offhand other than a couple letters sent to her by, I think, someone by the name of Alby and George (I think).
He (like most) does not talk about it a lot but recently he's started opening up about the things that happened during his stay. My grandmother intends on donating some of the stuff she has to a war museum but I can try and get all the info I can to keep. If anyone thinks they knew of him or might be looking for someone who would have been with him, I can certainly dig up some information.
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