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263070 Pte. Richard August "Digger" Thomas Australian Imperial Forces 2/4th Btn from:Sydney, Australia Richard Thomas was captured in Crete on 1st of June 1941, then taken from there to Greece by German Air Troop Carrier soon after he was reported missing in action. It was confirmed by the Red Cross he was a Prisoner of War interred at Kokuma. Then on the 3rd of September he was officially reported as a P.O.W in Stalag 18A. (P.O.W. No 4018). He was known to go out to work at a place called Weissenbach an der Enns at a paper mill. The work group No was 785/G. He returned to Australia in 1945 and died in 1975. Richard was my husband's father. 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.**