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262256 Pte. Frederick William Miller British Army 5th Btn. Sherwood Foresters from:Nottingham Frederick Miller, July 1940 Frederick Miller enlisted in the army on 18th of April 1940. He was posted to Infantry Training Centres in Rochdale, Galashiels and Dereham, prior to embarcation to North Africa on 23 December 1942. Disembarked in North Africa (Tunisia?) on 3rd of January 1943. He was with 2/5 Btn Sherwood Foresters (re-designated as 5th Btn on 28th of January 1943), who were over-run by a German Parachute Engineer Battalion, under the command of Major Rudolf Witzig, in the 1st Battle of Sedjenane in Tunisia on Tuesday 2 March 1943, which is when he was reported missing, believed to be a POW. Believed he was acting as a medic, caring for the many wounded soldiers from the battle. Next of kin not informed until 26th of March 1943. Confirmed as a POW in Campo 53 on 25th/26th of April 1943, he was transferred to Stalag IVG (Oschatz or its Work Camp at Klinga) in Germany on 30th December 1943 as POW 227653. Next of kin informed 11th of January 1944. He worked on an Arbeitskommando (Work Group) - one of 76 Work Groups based on Stalag IVG in the Grimma area, 50 miles WNW of Dresden. He was transferred from Stalag IVG to Stalag IVA (Hohnstein-Ernstthal - Airfield at Dresden-Klotsche) on 16th of February 1944. Apparently, the main camp was liberated by the advancing Russians on 24th of April 1945. His Army record lists liberation on 7th of May 1945 - the day before VE Day. Fred Miller Add to this record.  Related Content: 2/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) Prigione di Guerra (Campo) P.G. 53 Prisoner of War Camp Stalag 4g Prisoner of War Camp Stalag 4A 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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