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Sgt. James Strauss "Nobby" Clark MM.
South African Army 3rd Battalion Transvaal Scottish Regiment
from:Pretoria, South Africa
My grandfather-in-law, Sergeant James Clark, served with the 3 Transvaal Scottish, 5th South African Inf. 1st S.A. Brigade. He survived the Lamsdorf death march and after been struck in the back with a rifle butt, he was rendered paralysed for a time. Were it not for his two NZ friends known only as George and Ronnie, who carried him on the death march, he would have been shot by Nazi soldiers. We are desperate to find out who these men were.
He was captured in Tobruk, Libya on 23rd of November 1941, he got moved from camp to camp, and escaped 7 times.
Here are some of the confirmed POW camps and dates:
- CC no. 66 PM 3400 - 14th Feb 1942
- CC no. 52 PM 3100 - 4th Apr 1942
- Stalag VIIIB - 29th Sep1943
- Stalag 344 - 12th Oct 1944
- Stalag XIIIC - 2nd Mar 1945
