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Gnr. William Ayscough . British Army 5th Field Regiment Royal Artillery (d.12th Feb 1942)
Uncle Will Ayscough was killed by the Japanese at Buket Tima Road on the 12th of Feb 1942.
Charles Colin Aysh . Royal Navy HMS Royal Arthur
Sgt. Virly Elmo Azbill . US Army 45th Infantry Regiment from Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
My grandfather, Virly Azbill was was captured on Sept. 11th, 1943 at the Salerno Beachhead in the village of Persano. He eventually arrived at Stalag 3B on October 20th, 1943 and was there until January 31st, 1945. I am working on his memoirs, which do not mention many specific names, but he distincly recalled Russell Hehr of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Hehr had organised and was assistant choir director of Trinity Methodist Cathedral in Cleveland before being called to service.
Sgt. Virly Elmo Azbill .
My grandfather, Sgt. Virly Elmo Azbill, was cycled through Stalag 7A as it was his first stop. He later spent most of his time as a POW in Stalag 3B. He, and a lot of other soldiers captured at Salerno, Italy went through Stalag 7A and he recalled how, after having little to eat or drink during the railroad transfer to 7A, the Airmen there provided them with some cigarettes and also gave up their potato rations for a day to make certain that all of the newly arriving prisoners ate. I am currently working on my grandfather's memoirs and hope to find a publisher for them.
Pte. Albert Osuowa Azuonye . African Pioneer Corps (West Africa) Royal West African Frontier Force (d.25th October 1944)
Private Azuonye is buried in the Rabat European Cemetery in Morocco.
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