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Read,
Richard Stapeley
Redding, William Frank
Rouse (Sgt)
Roblyer, Delos
Reagan, Ginger
Reinwald, Tono
Rogan, John George
Rackstraw, R. B.
Rothera, Anthony (Tony)
Ross, Bruce
Reserve Lazarett IX-C(a) - Orthopedic
Hospital
Ritchie, Anson
William
Read is looking for his father, Richard Stapeley Read was
a member of the Long Range Desert Group and left his photo
album from those days. They include some intriguing pictures,
some of which must have either been taken while behind enemy
lines, or presumably taken from the "enemy". One
of these shows Rommel with a U-boat in the background. Richard
was captured on Leros and spent the last few years in a PoW
camp. Sadly he has been dead now for a number of years and
there are many things that his William would like to know
of these times.
Jacquelene
Doran is trying to find out more information for her Grandfather
William Frank Redding, known as Frank.
He
was trained in Canada as a Wireless Operator/Navagator and
flew in bombing raids in Wellingtons (from around end 1941)
from England to Germany.
He
was shot down over Mannheim and first went to Salag Luft111
until 14/6/43. He then went to another PoW camp near Baltic
Sea (not sure of location) until 16/7/44; then to another
camp at Fallingbostel and another until 6/4/45.
Jacquelene
would be grateful if anyone has any information about her
grandfather or those camps. Please contact Jacquelene
her directly.
Looking
to find out about Sgt Biggs PoW 979 and Sgt Rouse PoW 1033,
from Squadron 103 Stalag 357 in 1943.
If
anyone has any information, please contact Sandey.
Bud's
uncle, 1st Lt. Delos Roblyer, was in US Army 101st during
the war and in the Nomandy invasion. He was in gliders. He
was not a PoW. After Normandy he went around in the U.S. with
the men in the photograph, Bud believes, and sold war bonds.
He is the Lt. in the picture. Click to enlarge the image.
If
you have any information on Delos, please contact Bud.
Jim
is looking for information on his friend, Ginger Reagan, who
was in the Irish Guards and in Stalag XXA and XXB with him.
Ginger came from the Manchester area and spoke with a Lancashire
accent. He is featured in a picture on Jim's
page (he is second from left).
Please
use the Feedback button on the Contact page if you can help
Jim.
Barbara
Smith has discoverd two oil paintings by Tono Reinwald (or
Toni Reinwauld) given to his late father, Wesley Smith, during
World War II. His father looked after POoW's in Northampton
and Daventry, England and befriended Tono. His famiily have
kept the painings since the 1940's and are wondering if anyone
knows of Tono's family or give them any further information
on him.
Please contact Barbara
if you have any information.
John
is looking for information on his brother, John George Rogan.
John was born in Hartlepool then lived in the county of Durham.
He is buried in Bari, Italy.
John
thinks he was killed January 1944 and he took his name when
he was born in February 1944.
If
you can help at all, please contact John
R.
B. Rackstraw
Mr Rackstraw's father was transfered
to the 6th Reserve Battalion R F A at Woolwich on the 16th
August 1916 from the Royal Scots. His name was Private R.
B. Rackstraw. His Regermental No. was 91930.
If
anyone has any information on Private Rackstraw or remembers
him, please contact Mr Rackstraw
Anthony
Rothera
Pedro
is trying to locate the relatives of two PoWs that his mother
supported during their time in Oflag VII-B and others camps,
by sending them numerous parcels with food and other goods
until their release in 1945.
They
are Captain Anthony (Tony) Rothera and Tenent Walter (Waldo)
Dowson.
Pedro
has a large number of letters that his mother received from
them and their UK families until 1946 and he would very much
appreciate locating their relatives in order to send them
a copy of all the documents.
If
anyone has any information on these two PoWs, please contact
Pedro
 I
received the following email on 8th March 2006 from Ian Rothera:
"I've
seen your request for information about PoW's Tony Rothera
and Waldo Dowson. Tony Rothera was my Father - he died in
1991. He was a PoW from the early part of the War to 1945.
He was a Solicitor in Nottingham (and used to lecture on Law
during his time as a prisoner). He was Senior Partner in the
law firm Rothera Sons & Langham, which became Rotheras
in the early '70s following a merger with 3 other local firms.
He was Coroner for the City of Nottingham, and then became
the first full time Coroner for the City and County of Nottingham.
I am a Solicitor in the firm and Deputy Coroner, and one of
my 3 daughters is also a Solicitor in the same firm - she's
6th generation of Rothera in the same firm. I have a brother
Michael (an ENT Surgeon) and a sister Shane. Tony married
our Mother Phyl in 1947, and she passed away 3 years ago.
Tony's Brother, Patrick, died in the War - he was killed over
Germany as a Lancaster Bomb Aimer. His sister, my Aunt, Barbara
also died quite recently. I can also help a bit with regard
to Waldo Dowson. He was also a Solicitor in Nottingham, the
Senior Partner in Dowson Wadsworth & Sellers, which became
Dowsons. He died approx 10 years ago. He lived with his Sister
(also deceased), so had no family. I believe he has a relative,
a Cousin Ben, who also lives in Nottinghamshire, aged 103.
Coincidentally, my firm Rotheras merged with Dowsons about
7/8 years ago, and is now known as Rothera Dowson. I hope
this information might be of interest to Pedro. I believe
my Father would have moved between various Camps, and I have
beside me his "Dog Tag" for V11C- his PoW No. was
673."
Update
April 2006 - Ian and Pedro are now in touch and also
with remaining members of Waldo's family. I have the families
permission to publish the letters and information and will
produce a Personal Page shortly on this site.
Bruce
Ross
Sue
is publishing
the memories of Bruce Ross a Scot in the 51st Highland Division
who was captured at St Valery, wounded on the beach and spent
time in Trier (Stalag XIID), Stalag VIIB, Coal Mine (E 707)
Herman Shacht, Hindenburg, Sosnovitz. He was part of the March
before being bombed and escaping near Regensburg.
Bruce
is
very well and living in Great Southern of Western Australia.
If anyone remembered him or the camps he was in, it would
be a wonderful contact.
If
anyone has any information that can assist Sue, please email
her.
Reserve-Lazarett
IX-C(a), Obermassfeld - Orthopedic Hospital
Robert
is looking for information on Reserve-Lazarett IX-C(a), Obermassfeld,
Thuringia, Germany - Orthopedic Hospital.
He
has discovered information that may be of interest at the
POW
Camps website.
The hospital provided medical care to Americans, and British
PoWs. Robert has been attempting to contact members of a PoW
Association in England that is familiar with the hospital.
The purpose is to obtain any medical records stored in archives.
The American government recognizes military personnel killed
or wounded by the award of the Purple Heart. However, since
the huge fire occurred in St. Louis during 1973 destroying
millions of military records, many military personnel have
no proof of their experience.
A gentleman in Germany was kind enough to assist. He determined
the records are not stored in the vicinity of the former hospital.
He received the following response:
Unterlagen eines Reservelazaretts Obermaßfeld liegen
uns nicht vor. Vielleicht fragen Sie mal beim Bundesarchiv
Berlin oder bei der Wehrmachtsauskunftsstelle Berlin nach.
The
translation provided by the computer:
Documents of a reserve infirmary waiter measure field do not
exist us. Perhaps you inquire once Berlin or in the armed
forces information bureau Berlin in the alliance archive.
Berlin is the last place to search in order to determine if
they exist today. If the records are located, the discovery
would affect hundreds if not thousands of veterans/family
members.
Can anyone assist Robert with information? If so, please email
him.
Anson
Basil (Dick) Ritchie
Denny
is
trying to locate his father, Anson Basil Ritchie (aka Dick
Ritchie). He enlisted in 1939 in the New Zealand Army - Tank
Division. He served in the Pacific Islands, Egypt and Italy.
He was captured and was a PoW in Klagenfurt, Austria. Eventually
he escaped through/over the Brenner Pass.
His last known where abouts was in the Auckland region in
New Zealand.
If
anyone has any information that can assist Denny, please email.
Please
send all replies to enquiries to me using the Feedback button
on the Contact page.
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