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Pte G Burke, 4447549, DLI, German POW Number 13504 |
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Pte G Burke of the Durham Light Infantry is somewhere on the photograph above, which is courtesy of the Fred Bromilow Collection. The photograph features the British POWs of work camp E 195, which was administered by Stalag VIIIIB at Lamsdorf. Stalag VIIIB was later redesignated Stalag 344 |
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Burke’s British Army number, 4447549, indicates that he enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry well before the start of World War Two and thus he is likely to be one of the older-looking men. Notice the very varied uniforms and headgear worn by the POWs, including the man at front left and several others in the pre-war service dress tunic. It is very likely that Pte Burke was taken prisoner during the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940. |
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My DLI POW numbers Other Ranks consecutive listing has him in sequence with these names and numbers and thus it is possible that several of the DLI men listed below as being at Stalag 344 in early 1945 could also be on the photograph: |
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13452 20A Colledge, Pte R, 4458375, DLI |
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13459 8B Chisholm, Pte T, 4454271, DLI |
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13471 20A Elliott, Pte R J, 4453562, DLI |
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13472 20A Riddle, Pte G T, 4458624, DLI |
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13473 20B Forrest, Pte C, 3130933, DLI |
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13474 20A Wilson, Pte L P, 3130903, DLI |
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13477 344 Gray, Pte R, 4448014, DLI |
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13482 344 Tindale, Pte J G, 4454589, DLI |
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13489 20B Barnes, Pte T J, 4458721, DLI |
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13504 344 Burke, Pte G, 4447549, DLI. Workcamp E 195. |
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13513 344 Mason, Pte F S, 4455334, DLI |
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13523 20B May, Pte T, 4458791, DLI |
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13524 20A Preston, Pte C D, 4459227, DLI |
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13525 20A Longstaff, Pte S, 4459262, DLI |
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13526 20A Stobbs, Pte H, 4459171, DLI |
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13533 20A Davies, Pte H, 4456159, DLI |
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13534 9C March, Pte J, 4455956, DLI |
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13553 344 Wood, Pte T A, 4455898, Bk Watch |
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13604 20A Baird, L/Cpl E, 4447074, DLI |
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13616 344 Warren, Pte S, 4448606, DLI |
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13617 344 Trueman, Pte W P, 4453112, DLI |
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13621 20A MacGee, Pte J P, 4452669, DLI |
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13634 344 Seaton, Pte F H, 4445231, DLI |
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For the full listing, see my DLI POW Numbers Index Page. |
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Further details on Pte Burke and any of the other mystery faces featured most welcome. |
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