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231166 Cpl. Alfred Percy Wakeman British Army Middlesex Regiment from:27 Kate Street, Balham Percy Wakeman was my uncle and he was captured by the Wehrmacht after June 26th 1944 as I have a field service post card censored saying he is well only. I am in possession of his wartime issued bible which is stamped 4 Gepruft Stalag IV B. In this bible are paper snippets of messages from fellow American and British prisoners. These are the names and addresses of the the prisoners written in the blank pages of the bible. Mr Anthony Palecki 3214 Tilton street Philadelphia 34 Pennsylvania USA Wesley d Swibold 703 Valley Drive Syracuse New York USA James f Ray RFD NO1 Box 946 Phenix City Alabama USA Mr E Turner 17 Saxby street Lyme Road Brixton Hill S.W.2 Although the following names are noted in the bible,Stalag X11 A is written at the top of this page so may have been his first camp which I believe was a Transit camp. Mr Martin Lawrence 322 Main Street Binghampton New York USA also 499 Court Street Binghampton N.Y USA . Mr R Cherry 13 The Crescent Bolton on Dern Nr. Rotherham Yorkshire. Fred South 6 Baltic Terrace Wilton Park Nr Bishop Auckland County Durham. Mr G. Barber 109 Elm Park Avenue Elm Park Romford Essex. I hope these names might help any of the above named prisoners relations information on finding out where the were held. Uncle Percy didn't say much about his experience at the camp but I remember him telling me he was captured in France and while on a transport train going back to Germany the train was attacked by allied aircraft and a lot of German soldiers were killed.He said he and the rest of the prisoners were ordered off the train and they thought they were all going to be shot. but he said that the soldiers were Wermacht and not SS which probably saved them. John Meedy Add to this record.  Related Content: Middlesex Regiment Stalag 4B Prisoner of War Camp Stalag 12A Prisoner of War Camp 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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