Work Camp 1715 L
Work Camp 1715 L |
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Location: Sulz bei Gleisdorf (near St Margarethen a.d. Raab)
Type of work: Farm work
Man of Confidence: Sgt (Cpl?) J or G Fisher, 7851
Number of Men: 9 - 10 at one time
Forename |
Surname |
Rank |
Unit |
POW |
Comments |
| Arthur | Allcock | Dvr | RASC | 8097 | |
| Jim | Booker | L/Cpl | R Sigs | 662 | London |
| T.J. (Tommy) | Droudge | Cpl | RASC | 8098 | Edinburgh |
| J. or G. (Jimmy) | Fisher | Cpl | RASC | 7851 | Cumberland |
| Ronald | Guest | SQMS | RASC | 7825 | St. Helens |
| H.G. | Harvey | Dvr | 4 RMT | 7521 | New Zealand |
| Thomas Dudley | Jones | Gnr | RA | 5205 | Carmarthen, Wales; also poss. 11022/GW, 10234/GW, 1107/L |
| Andrew McF. | Stewart | Pte | RASC | 8658 | Glasgow |
| Herbert (Bert) | Swindells | Spr | RE | 8221 | St Helens |
| Frederick Kitchener | Whitehead | Pte | 25 Bn. | 4099 | New Zealand; also 10232/GW |
| Percival E.H. (Eddy) | Williams | Pte | 24 Bn. | 8066 | New Zealand; also 95/GW |
| Victor | Williams | Pte | 24 Bn. | 936 | New Zealand |
Some of the names and photos may not apply to this camp.
Photos provided by Wendy Day, daughter of Arthur Allcock and Audrey Shanton, daughter of Thomas Dudley.
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| Jimmy Fisher | Vic Williams | Tommy Droudge |
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| Andy Stewart | Bert Swindells |
Many years after the war, Arthur Allcock and Bert Swindells returned to Austria and Sulz, in an attempt to locate the farm where they worked as POWs. Walking across fields, they asked a farmer in broken German if he could help them locate the village. The farmer looked in shock at Arthur, removed his hat, and said, "You, you are De Arter!" Arthur and Bert froze in shock when they realised that this man was the boy who they had played with on the farm many years before.
