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Stalag 357 Prisoner of War Camp 30th Sep 1939 150 Squadron Battles lost 16th Oct 1939 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 7th Nov 1939 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 27th Mar 1940 77 Squadron Whitley lost 10th May 1940 103 Squadron Battles lost 12th May 1940 57 Squadron Belenheim lost 12th May 1940 12 Squadron Battle lost 12th May 1940 12 Squadron Battle lost 18th May 1940 Aircraft Lost 21st May 1940 226 Squadron Battle lost 4th June 1940 On fire 8th Jun 1940 103 Squadron Battles lost 9th Jun 1940 Three 107 Squadron Blemheims lost 13th June 1940 Twelve bombers destroyed 18th Jun 1940 58 Squadron Whitley lost 27th Jun 1940 82 Squadron Blenheim lost 6th Jul 1940 18 Squadron Blenheim lost 7th Jul 1940 102 Squadron Whitley lost 21st Jul 1940 61 Squadron Hampden lost 13th Aug 1940 82 Squadron Blenheim lost 26th Aug 1940 50 Squadron Hampden lost 27th Aug 1940 61 Squadron Hampden lost 11th Feb 1941 49 Squadron Hampden lost 12th Mar 1941 Aircraft Lost 25th May 1941 18 Squadron Blenheim lost 9th Jul 1941 35 Squadron Halifax lost 22nd Jul 1941 Parcels 15th Aug 1941 15 Squadron Stirling lost 15th Aug 1941 102 Squadron Whitley lost 25th Aug 1941 51 Squadron Whitley lost 26th Aug 1941 7 Squadron Stirling lost 3rd Sep 1941 35 Squadron Halifax lost 7th September 1941 Aircraft Lost 8th Nov 1941 78 Squadron Whitley lost 27th Apr 1942 226 Squadron Battle lost 27th Apr 1942 107 Squadron Boston lost 29th Apr 1942 Fifth attack on the Tirpitz 29th April 1942 Taken PoW in Denmark 30th Apr 1942 50 Squadron Manchester lost 31st May 1942 109 Squadron Wellington lost 6th May 1942 Shot down over France 31st May 1942 Aircraft Lost 31st May 1942 50 Squadron Manchester lost 31st May 1942 10 Squadron Halifax lost 3rd Jun 1942 49 Squadron Manchester lost 3rd Jun 1942 35 Squadron Halifax lost 9th Jun 1942 460 Squadron Wellington lost. 15th October 1942 One survivor 8th Dec 1942 105 Squadron Mosquito lost 14th February 1943 Attack on Lorient 15th Mar 1943 Ventura of 21 Squadron lost 17th Apr 1943 77 Squadron Halifax lost 3rd May 1943 Ventura of 487 Squadron lost 3rd May 1943 Ventura of 487 Squadron lost 3rd May 1943 Ventura of 487 Squadron lost 28th May 1943 109 Squadron Mosquito lost 29th May 1943 466 Squadron Wellington lost 22nd Jun 1943 Aircraft Lost 4th July 1943 432 Squadron Wellington lost 4th July 1943 Three airmen survive air crash 14th July 1943 Pilot killed 16th Jul 1943 9 Squadron Lancaster lost 24th August 1943 Raid on Berlin 24th Sep 1943 57 Squadron Lancaster lost 22nd January 1944 51 Squadron Halifax lost 31st Jan 1944 550 Squadron Lancaster lost 5th February 1944 Crashed in the Vosges 19th Mar 1944 Halifax lost 25th March 1944 Six 78 Squadron aircraft lost 23rd April 1944 Pathfinder shot down If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Those known to have been held in or employed at Stalag 357 Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Ackroyd . CSM Adams Frank George Webster. Allen A. G.. Allen Joseph. Sgt. Barlow Albert Ernest. Bateman David L.. Cpl. Bell Robert Stirling. Cpl. Bell Sterling Robert. Cpl. Benson DFM. Arthur James. WO/1 Beynon George Henry. Bowen William James. Private Brooks . Cpl. Brown Donald. Fl/Sgt. Brown Victor Louis. Gnr. Burke J. Andrew. W/O. Callaghan F. J.. Sgt. Cantelo George Edward. Cpl. Casey Lawrence Joseph. Sgt Clifford N. J.. W/O Colthorpe Cecil Walter. Cpl. Crawford Alexander John. Bmbdr. Cully . Robert James. Cpl. Currie DFM.. John Richard. Sgt. Dampier . Sgt. Davidson A. G.. W/O Davidson James Lewis Gerrie. L/Sgt. Davies MM.. Alfred. L/Sgt. Deans Jack. Degenhard Lionel George. Corporal Degenhard Lionel George. Corporal Delderfield Victor Robert Walter Michael. Sgt. Dixon Walter. Cpl. Dodgson Arthur Sidney. Doherty Hugh. Cpl. Downie William. L/Cpl. (d.19th Apr 1945) Downie William. L/Cpl. (d.19th May 1943) Doyle Paddy. Dunn Ron D.. Sgt. Edwards DFC.. William Henry. Flying Officer Evans Joseph. Pte. Favager Reginald. Sgt. Fenton K.. WO/Sgt. Fenton Ken. WO/Sgt Floyd . James John. Tpr. Freeman Don. Frost Walter. Fuller A. A.. Fuller Thomas William. Gell H. E.. W/O Goodman William Edward. Gosling Eric. Gray D. L.. Sgt. Grey . James Leslie Rixon. Flt Sgt. Hall Geoff. Hamilton R. J.. Sgt. Hancock William Henry. Pte. (d.22nd Feb 1945) Harding . Cpl. Hare Sidney. Lance Sgt. Hitchings Sydney James. Sgt. Huleatt Richard Ridley. Flt.Sgt. Hunter A. C.. F/S Jarvis S.. F/S Johnson MM.. Thomas L.. Sgt. Jones C. G.. Sgt. Jones Edward William. Grdsmn. (d.7th April 1945) Jones Stanley George. L/Cpl. Jones Stanley George. L/Cpl. Jones Stanley George. Kelly John Verdun. Sgt. Kirk George Andrew. Sgt Kirkham B. D.. W/OII Kirkman Stanley George. Gdsmn Knox James Charles. Sgt. Laws H.. Sgt. Layfield R.. Layne DFC.. Walter Henry. Lovell Arthur. Sgt. Luter Vincent George Lovelock. Sgt. Lynch P.. Masterman Leslie. Pte. Matthews Leslie Albert. Sgt. McDonald R. W.. McDonald Stanley. L/Sgt. McEvoy Ronald James. Sgt. McGarvey Robert Robinson. Sgt Mckenna William Francis. Sgt McLaughlin William. Sgt. McMaster J. P.. Flt. Sgt. Meeks Charles Henry. Gnr. Meeks Charles Henry. Bmbdr. Mills James Albert. P/O Miners C. Alf. Sgt. Mitchell Aldwyn. Cpl. Moriarty . John Glover. W/O (d. ) Muir D. T. P.. L/Cpl. Mulvaney . James Joseph. F/O. Murphy Stanley Oldfield John. Sgt. Oldfield . John Anthony. Sgt. (d. ) Oliver Douglas Phillip. Cpl. Ongley Lynn Sarrell. Sgt. Ongley Lynn Sarrell . Sgt. Osman Charles Arthur George. L/Sgt. Paxton Harry Taylor Cooper. L/Cpl. Peacock Roger. Sgt. (d. ) Pickup John. Bdr. Plowman G. E.. Sgt. Plunkett T. Sgt. Rankin John. Cpl. Read Jack. Sgt. Rixon Colin Frederick. Pte. Rollin Georges. Cpl. Rollin Georges J.. Rollin Joseph Georges. Cpl. Rusher Francis James. Sawyer Arthur. Sgt.Maj. Scoins Leslie George. Cpl. (d. ) Sharp Ralph George. Sgt. Shergold Norman. F/Sgt Simmonds Norman William. WO Singleton Ken. Flt.Sgt. Sinnott Ted. Cpl. Smith J. B.. Sparrow J. Stone S.. Taylor H. A.. Sgt. Telle Ernest van. Sgt. Thomas D.. Thomas John Samuel. Tomlins Reginald Percy William. Pte. Town . F/Sgt Vandalli W.. Sgt. Webb MBE.. Clifford. Sgt. Wedlock James. Gdsmn. White F.. Cpl. Whittaker D. B.. Sgt. Wiggall James Ernest. Worthy Frederick Charles. Pte. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records from Stalag 357 Prisoner of War Camp other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. 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I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Sgt. Clifford Webb MBE. 21 Squadron We believe that my father Clifford Webb was captured twice. This article was found which was probably written by our father to his mother after the second capture/escape. If anybody can shed some light on Clifford Webb, it would certainly be most appreciated ! The article Letter home from Sgt. C. Webb, RAF, from “Woodside”, Homer, aged 24 years. C. 1940. We were shot down in France, near Calais, on June 14th, by six Messerschmitts, but nobody was injured, so we tried to make our way back to England. We found a little boat three days after the crash, but had no chance to stock it with food and drink. Our oars were very weak and soon broke. The upshot of it all was that we were in the channel for three days without food or drink and not a stitch of dry clothing on us. One of my companions died on the last night and the two of us left were washed back on the French coast, still behind the German lines. We hid for two days to regain our strength, and started walking to Le Havre about 50 miles away, but abandoned the idea as the port was too closely watched. Then we tried to get work on the farms, posing as Belgians, but failed because we had no identification papers. We begged bought and stole food and civilian clothing during this time. Eventually we decided to go north and try to cross the Channel again, but were unlucky enough to walk into a hidden German aerodrome, just south of the Somme. We were stopped and questioned; I was the only one speaking French. They found out my companion was English so I was taken as well. This was on the evening of July 1st. I don’t know how I escaped, but all the people in this camp are the same. Some of the escapees from crashes are nothing short of miraculous. Report of incident near Calais. 14/06/1940: Merville, France. Type: Bristol Type 142L, Blenheim Mk. IV Serial number: R3742,YH-? Operation: Merville Lost: 14/06/1940 Pilot Officer William A. Saunders, RAF 40756, 21 Sqn., age 20, 14/06/1940, missing Sgt W.H.Eden PoW also initialled H.W.Eden Sgt C.Webb PoW Airborne from Bodney. Crash-site not established. Last seen being chased by Me109s. P/O Saunders has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Mmemorial. Sgt W.H.Eden on his 30th operation evaded until captured July 40 near Doullens after spending 3 days in a rowing boat and interned in Camps L1/L6/357, PoW No.87. Sgt C.Webb was also captured with his comrade but was interned in Camps L1/L3/L6/357, PoW No.76. Tony Webb Add to this record. Frank George Webster Adams 420 Squadron I am trying to learn about the incarceration of RCAF Sergeant Frank George Webster Adams, who was the only survivor of the crash of Hampden P5330 in Denmark on April 25, 1942 after his bomber was attacked by a German night fighter near the Dutch island of Ameland. He flew with RCAF Squadron 420, and it is believed that the POW camps he was interned in were Stalag 9C, Stalag Luft 6 and Stalag 357. I would be most appreciative to learn of the whereabouts of Sgt Adams today. Bob Ingraham Add to this record. Corporal Lionel George Degenhard 1st Battalion Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment My father, Lionel George Degenhard, was Corporal with the 1st Btn. Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. He never wanted to talk about the war but has left a great memento in the form of a handwritten collection of experiences bound between the covers of two pieces of Red Cross cardboard. Lionel George Degenhard, Corporal, 1st Btn. Bedfordshire & Hertforshire Regiment Captured 28 April 1941 in Greece, liberated 2 May 1945. He was stationed in the following four POW camps: Stalag 357, N.C.O. Lager, Thorn Sud, Poland Stalag XV111 A, Wolfsberg, Austria Stalag XV111 A Zweilager, N.C.O. Lager, Spittal - Drau, Austria Stalag 357, N.C.O. Lager, Fallingbostel, Hannover, Germany The following is an extract from his personal handwritten exerpts titled 'Camps I have worked at in Austria': Klagenfurt - Canal Work - July to Sept 1941 Dachstein Obertraune H.V. 75 - Barrack Building - Sept to Nov 1941 Kleine Glodnitz A/13001/L - Road Making - Nov 1941 to Mar 1942 Huttengerg A/11205/L - Sawmill - Mar 1942 to August 1943 St Veit 11093/GW - Building - Aug to Sept 1943 Reichendorf A/550/L - Farm work - Oct 1943 to Jan 1944 I would swear it is him in the first photo, 2nd from left on back row, on The Wartime Memories Project - STALAG XXA POW Camp (357, Stalag Kopernikus) Page 2. I am trying to locate all the camp sites in order that I can visit as many as I can this year. If anyone could help I would be so grateful. Thanks a million. Add to this record. George Henry Beynon 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment My father, George Henry Beynon of Aberavon, South Wales, was in the 1st Parachute Regiment. (1st Battalion I believe) He fought at Arnhem in September 1944. He was captured and sent to Stammlager 357 - Hut E4. I would appreciate any information your readers can supply. Alan Beynon Add to this record. John Samuel Thomas My Dad John Samuel Thomas was in Stalag 357 during 1944. After the war he went to Australia with his family and lived till he was 68. Does anyone have any info on his time in the camp? Stephen Thomas Add to this record. Cpl. Robert Stirling Bell North Nova Scotia Highlanders Cpl Sterling Robert Bell served with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He landed in Normandy on June 6th 1944 and was captured at Authie on June 7 1944. He was held as a pow in Stalag 357 until May 1945. Allison Sterling Bell Add to this record. Sgt. G. E. Plowman w/op 630 Sqd Sgt Plowman was the Wireless Operator on my Father's crew, thier Lancaster was shot down the 16th of March 1944. My father, Len Barnes evaded capture. The crew were: P/O L.A.Barnes Sgt K.A.Walker F/O M.Geisler Sgt M.E.Gregg Sgt G.E.Plowman Sgt J.H.Overholt Sgt T.A.Fox Amanda Burrows Add to this record. Sgt. T Plunkett 3rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps Sgt.T Plunkett served with the 3rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Sgt. Clifford Webb MBE. 21 Squadron We believe that my father Clifford Webb was captured twice. This article was found which was probably written by our father to his mother after the second capture/escape. If anybody can shed some light on Clifford Webb, it would certainly be most appreciated ! The article Letter home from Sgt. C. Webb, RAF, from “Woodside”, Homer, aged 24 years. C. 1940. We were shot down in France, near Calais, on June 14th, by six Messerschmitts, but nobody was injured, so we tried to make our way back to England. We found a little boat three days after the crash, but had no chance to stock it with food and drink. Our oars were very weak and soon broke. The upshot of it all was that we were in the channel for three days without food or drink and not a stitch of dry clothing on us. One of my companions died on the last night and the two of us left were washed back on the French coast, still behind the German lines. We hid for two days to regain our strength, and started walking to Le Havre about 50 miles away, but abandoned the idea as the port was too closely watched. Then we tried to get work on the farms, posing as Belgians, but failed because we had no identification papers. We begged bought and stole food and civilian clothing during this time. Eventually we decided to go north and try to cross the Channel again, but were unlucky enough to walk into a hidden German aerodrome, just south of the Somme. We were stopped and questioned; I was the only one speaking French. They found out my companion was English so I was taken as well. This was on the evening of July 1st. I don’t know how I escaped, but all the people in this camp are the same. Some of the escapees from crashes are nothing short of miraculous. Report of incident near Calais. 14/06/1940: Merville, France. Type: Bristol Type 142L, Blenheim Mk. IV Serial number: R3742,YH-? Operation: Merville Lost: 14/06/1940 Pilot Officer William A. Saunders, RAF 40756, 21 Sqn., age 20, 14/06/1940, missing Sgt W.H.Eden PoW also initialled H.W.Eden Sgt C.Webb PoW Airborne from Bodney. Crash-site not established. Last seen being chased by Me109s. P/O Saunders has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Mmemorial. Sgt W.H.Eden on his 30th operation evaded until captured July 40 near Doullens after spending 3 days in a rowing boat and interned in Camps L1/L6/357, PoW No.87. Sgt C.Webb was also captured with his comrade but was interned in Camps L1/L3/L6/357, PoW No.76. Tony Webb Frank George Webster Adams 420 Squadron I am trying to learn about the incarceration of RCAF Sergeant Frank George Webster Adams, who was the only survivor of the crash of Hampden P5330 in Denmark on April 25, 1942 after his bomber was attacked by a German night fighter near the Dutch island of Ameland. He flew with RCAF Squadron 420, and it is believed that the POW camps he was interned in were Stalag 9C, Stalag Luft 6 and Stalag 357. I would be most appreciative to learn of the whereabouts of Sgt Adams today. Bob Ingraham Corporal Lionel George Degenhard 1st Battalion Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment My father, Lionel George Degenhard, was Corporal with the 1st Btn. Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. He never wanted to talk about the war but has left a great memento in the form of a handwritten collection of experiences bound between the covers of two pieces of Red Cross cardboard. Lionel George Degenhard, Corporal, 1st Btn. Bedfordshire & Hertforshire Regiment Captured 28 April 1941 in Greece, liberated 2 May 1945. He was stationed in the following four POW camps: Stalag 357, N.C.O. Lager, Thorn Sud, Poland Stalag XV111 A, Wolfsberg, Austria Stalag XV111 A Zweilager, N.C.O. Lager, Spittal - Drau, Austria Stalag 357, N.C.O. Lager, Fallingbostel, Hannover, Germany The following is an extract from his personal handwritten exerpts titled 'Camps I have worked at in Austria': Klagenfurt - Canal Work - July to Sept 1941 Dachstein Obertraune H.V. 75 - Barrack Building - Sept to Nov 1941 Kleine Glodnitz A/13001/L - Road Making - Nov 1941 to Mar 1942 Huttengerg A/11205/L - Sawmill - Mar 1942 to August 1943 St Veit 11093/GW - Building - Aug to Sept 1943 Reichendorf A/550/L - Farm work - Oct 1943 to Jan 1944 I would swear it is him in the first photo, 2nd from left on back row, on The Wartime Memories Project - STALAG XXA POW Camp (357, Stalag Kopernikus) Page 2. I am trying to locate all the camp sites in order that I can visit as many as I can this year. If anyone could help I would be so grateful. Thanks a million. George Henry Beynon 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment My father, George Henry Beynon of Aberavon, South Wales, was in the 1st Parachute Regiment. (1st Battalion I believe) He fought at Arnhem in September 1944. He was captured and sent to Stammlager 357 - Hut E4. I would appreciate any information your readers can supply. Alan Beynon John Samuel Thomas My Dad John Samuel Thomas was in Stalag 357 during 1944. After the war he went to Australia with his family and lived till he was 68. Does anyone have any info on his time in the camp? Stephen Thomas Cpl. Robert Stirling Bell North Nova Scotia Highlanders Cpl Sterling Robert Bell served with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He landed in Normandy on June 6th 1944 and was captured at Authie on June 7 1944. He was held as a pow in Stalag 357 until May 1945. Allison Sterling Bell Sgt. G. E. Plowman w/op 630 Sqd Sgt Plowman was the Wireless Operator on my Father's crew, thier Lancaster was shot down the 16th of March 1944. My father, Len Barnes evaded capture. The crew were: P/O L.A.Barnes Sgt K.A.Walker F/O M.Geisler Sgt M.E.Gregg Sgt G.E.Plowman Sgt J.H.Overholt Sgt T.A.Fox Amanda Burrows Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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