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209886 J Sparrow Royal Air Force from:Elmswell Road Wetherden Nr Stowmarket Suffolk. I have in my possession a YMCA prisoners book "A Wartime Log" in the name of John Sparrow, the book gave his address as Elmswell Road Wetherden Nr Stowmarket Suffolk. There are about 82 pages in the book, most of them are poems, drawings and letters, one page refers to Sunday 14 Jan 1945 in Stalag 357 refering to reprisals due to German POW's in Camp 306 in Egypt. Could he be the JJ Sparrow listed above as a POW in camp 357? Any information on this prisoner as to his rank, occupation and how he became a prisoner would be greatly appreciated. Additional Information: I saw the story about John Sparrow and the book written in a Stalag. Perhaps I've got some information about this John Sparrow who served in the Royal Air Force in WW2. The grandfather and the mother of my brother-in-law were resistance fighters during WW2. The grandfather was arrested by the Gestapo for that and he died in a camp in Germany. I've got a testimony about some actions like hiding the Royal Air Force aviators and helping them to leave France. At the end of the testimony it says, "I know that the aviators were hosted some days by Madam Duboisin in her parent's house who lived in Vireux-Wallerand." The first pilot was Sergeant John Cave NZ 42321 RAF Stn Mildenhall in Suffolk I suppose and the second one was Sergeant John Sparrow 1396137 RAF Station Mildenhall in Suffolk. P Moinet Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**