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225401 Gnr. Dennis Bulmer Thompson British Army 25 Field Regiment Royal Artillery from:Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne My grandfather enlisted in the Royal Artillery on 18th October 1937, where he was posted to 2nd Training Brigade. At the outbreak of WW2, he was stationed in India with 25 Field Regiment RA. My grandfather was taken prisoner at Tobruk on 20th June 1942. He was imprisoned at the following camps: Camp 68 Vetrella - 4.12.42 to 30.11.42, Camp 70 Porto San Georgio - 2.1.43 to 1.5.43, Camp 62 Begarmo - 1.5.43 to 21.5.43, Camp 62/33 - 21.5.43 to 27.8.43, Camp 62/51 Plemo - 27.8.43 to 11.9.43: Work on a canal. After 11th September 1943, my grandfather stayed in the village of Plemo until 18th September 1943 where he was put in touch with an organisation. The padre of Plemo was part of an organisation which arranged a party of 30 POWs and an Italian guide, who took the group via train to Sondrio. The guide then led the group across the border, arriving in Switzerland on 22nd September 1943. Grandfather arrived back in the UK on 24th October 1944, after spending some months in internment camps in Switzerland. My grandfather was then posted to 1st Air Landing Regiment and was deployed to Norway from 11th May to 30th August 1945. Stephen Camm Add to this record.  Related Content: Prigione di Guerra (Campo) P.G. 62 Prisoner of War Camp Prigione di Guerra (Campo) P.G. 70 Prisoner of War Camp PG 70 Siege of Tobruk Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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