245526 WO. Alfred Stanley Quick Royal Air Force 40 Squadron from:Bristol Alfred Quick served with 40 Squadron. I have little information of my father's war history, I know that he was shot down over the desert March 1943 he was in a Wellington Bomber HZ146B and he was one of two crew members who survived.
He said he was carrying the squadron's pay and buried it in the sand. They saw what they thought was a friendly Arab and found it was Germans in dessert gear.
I know that his POW no was 1090 and he was at Camp 357. His experience was so bad he would not speak about it after the war. He had a log book in his possession which I had never been given the opportunity to read. He also had a grey covered book of sketches of the camp. He once said Richard Attenborough, brother of David Attenborough, was in the camp.
When my mother died, he remarried and after his death his widow would not allow me to have either his medals or the logbook. My only info comes from a book by David Gunby 'Sweeping the Skies'.
If anyone has any further info I would appreciate it.
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