Work Camp 10104 GW
Work Camp 10104 GW |
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Location: Gummern
Type of work: Quarry/Cement Factory
Man of Confidence: Edgar Tucker, 3524 (June 1942)
Number of Men: 17 (1942), 33 (1943)
Forename |
Surname |
Rank |
Unit |
POW |
Comments |
| Donald J. | Alexander | Gnr | 2980 | Wellington, NZ | |
| Alexander E. | Alliman | A/Sgt | 9 Div. AASC | 3881 | Sydney, Australia; transf'd to Stalag 357 |
| J.A. | Baxter | Pte | 19 Bn. | 4185 | New Zealand |
| Walter John | Boden | Pte | 2/6 Inf. Bn. | 3719 | Victoria, Australia; transf'd to Stalag 383 |
| Alan G. | Boyer | Pte | 2/5 Inf. Bn. | 3758 | Victoria, Australia |
| Fred W. | Broyd | Pte | Essex | 1584 | Surrey; also 821/L |
| John E. | Burridge | Pte | RASC | 2983 | Wales |
| M.J. | Campbell | Gnr | 4214 | New Zealand | |
| A.E. | Carey | Pte | 2/5 Inf. Bn. | 3612 | Australia |
| Cliff G.C. | Clode | Dvr | RE | 1948 | Exeter, UK |
| Fred | Cowley | Pte | H.Q. Gd. Bn. | 3725 | Australia; also 11041/GW |
| S. | Crighton | Gnr | 4110 | Wyndham, NZ | |
| J.M. (Jack) | Daly | Pte | RAVC | 2259 | Heswall, Cheshire |
| Joshua Albert (Bluey) | Daniel | Pte | 2/2 Inf. Bn. | 3953 | Australia |
| Ernest Jack | Dearing | Sgmn | R Sigs | 403 | Epsom, UK |
| Norman Maurice | Elliot | Pte | 4101 | New Zealand | |
| Ian McL. | Farnell | Pte | 2/7 Inf.Bn. | 3948 | Victoria, Australia |
| T.W. | Fletcher | Dvr | RASC | 3110 | Surrey |
| Cyril H. | Grant | Sgmn | R Sigs | 250 | |
| Alexander William | Hall | Pte | 7498 | New Zealand | |
| Vic W. | Hardy | Pte | RASC | 3574 | Southampton; also 10196/L |
| A.J. | Hawkes | Pte | RAVC | 1015 | Suffolk; transf'd to Stalag 357 |
| Richard | Hilton | Pte | 2/6 Inf. Bn. | 7436 | NSW, Australia |
| Ron D. | Holze | Pte | H.Q. Gd. Bn. | 3484 | NSW, Australia |
| Jack | Hunns | Gnr | RA | 2431 | Cambridge, UK |
| Johnny | Jones | ||||
| Mervyn Llewellyn | Jones | Dvr | RASC | 3298 | Llandyssul, Wales, also 10196/GW |
| K. | Martin | Pte | 5051 | Auckland, NZ | |
| Arthur Emmanuel | Moore | L/Cpl | 3861 | Bay of Plenty, NZ | |
| J.G. | Paterson | Pte | 5840 | New Plymouth. NZ | |
| F. | Phillips | Gnr | RA | 5671 | Wallasey, UK |
| Leo T. | Pye | Pte | 2/5 Inf. Bn. | 3793 | Australia |
| P.B. | Recke | Pte | REME | 464 | Swansea, Wales; transf'd to Stalag 344 |
| L.F. | Richardson | Spr | RE | 2517 | Gravesend |
| Alexander | Robertson | Spr | RE | 1693 | Aberdeen |
| Frederick P. | Rogers | L/Cpl | RE | 2752 | |
| George | Schofield | Dvr | RASC | 7340 | Bolton, UK |
| B.L. | Tegg | Dvr | RASC | 1822 | Maidenhead, UK |
| Edgar | Tucker | L/Cpl | 2/6 Inf. Bn. | 3524 | Australia; transf'd to Stalag 383 |
Photos provided by Gordon Jones, son of Mervyn Jones
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The prisoners of war are working in a stone quarry. The general working hours are10 hours a day, but each evening, including Sundays, two men have to work for about two hours to get ready one of the furnaces for the next morning. For this extra work they are paid 70 pfg extra. The work is quite hard. Except for the two hours mentioned above, the men are free for Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
The quarters are quite satisfactory, with plenty of room and furnished only with single beds. The washing and toilet facilities are good with hot showers every day.
The food is prepared in the canteen of the factory and the food is the same for the civilian workers and the prisoners. They all receive the heavy workers' ration and the anount of food given out eas found to be correct.
Clothing conditions are very good. Most of the men have extra overalls for the work.
Books and sports equipment have been sent but it was asked for games and musical instruments, preferably an accodeon, for which the men are willing to pay. The wishes will be brought to the attention of the YMCA. There is a quite nice but rather small place in the open air not surrounded by barbed wires, which the men use all the time when they are free. A sport ground is not provided, but the men do not seem to mind this.
There were no complaints and the camp is considered as fairly good.
