Work Camp 522 L
Work Camp 522 L |
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Location: Oberwart
Type of work: Farmwork
Man of Confidence: Unknown
Number of Men: Approx 30
Forename |
Surname |
Rank |
Unit |
POW |
Comments |
| R | Ballentine | Dvr | RASC | 8225 | Manchester; also 223/L |
| Ernest | Bearcroft | Cfmn | REME | 6949 | Middlesborough; (possible) |
| Gilbert | Bell | Pte | RAOC | 5961 | Gateshead; also 2018/L |
| Joseph | Black | Glos. UK | |||
| Stuart H. | Blofeld | Tpr | RAC | 5805 | Birmingham; also 223/L |
| Jack | Booth | Dvr | RASC | 5593 | |
| W.J. | Brewer | Kent; (possible) | |||
| Cyril | Brown | ||||
| James Henry | Burnham | Dvr | RASC | died 5.12.42 (possible) | |
| Patrick H | Cairns | Tpr | RAC | 5391 | Stockton-on-Tees; (possible) |
| J | Clark | Glos; (possible) | |||
| Herbert | Collier | Tpr | RAC | 5322 | Oldham; (possible) |
| Robert T | Connors | Sgt | 2/2 Inf. Bn. | 7109 | Sydney, Austria; (possible) |
| Fred ( 'Jeep') | Coulter | Bdsm | RAC | 5846 | Lincolnshire; also 99/L |
| R.E. | Crisp | Cpl | RASC | 7820 | Aldershot (possible) |
| George | Dick | Tpr | RAC | 5633 | Northumberland |
| Bob J | Divehall | Gnr | 7220 | New Zealand | |
| Andrew | Falcolner | Dvr | RASC | 5548 | Peebles |
| Ron | Harvey | Dvr | RASC | 6999 | Middlesex; also 99/L |
| Eric ('Essen') | Hipkiss | Dvr | RASC | 5723 | Birmingham; also 223/L |
| S ('Pop') | Hibbard | L/Bdr | RA | 5671 | Sheffield |
| Frank G. | Howells | Pte | RAOC | 5639 | |
| H.F.G. | Jackson | Tpr | RAC | 1250 | Manchester |
| William | Johnson | Gnr | RA | 5562 | Worcester |
| Thomas L ('Taffy') | Jones | Dvr | RASC | 5597 | Glamorgan |
| Thomas | Kirkwood | Tpr | RAC | 7835 | Glasgow; (possible) |
| Fred | Laughton | Marine | R Marines | 6151 | West Hartlepool |
| N.F. | Leeds | Cfmn | REME | 5668 | Margate |
| B | McDonald | Epsom, UK | |||
| A | Merrills | Spr | RE | 5659 | Lincs. |
| Thomas Francis | Morrissy | Pte | 2/6 Inf. Bn. | 5154 | Victoria, Australia; also 223/L |
| J | Nichols | Dvr | RASC | 3932 | Waikato, NZ; (possible) |
| Alec ('Slim') | Pearson | Pte | RAOC | 5967 | Manchester |
| Stan | Prout | Sgt | R Marines | 5880 | trans. Stal 383; also 223/L |
| J.A. | Radford | Tpr | RAC | 5735 | Notts; 3RTR; (possible) |
| William | Read | Tpr | 4041 | New Zealand | |
| J | Robertson | London; (possible) | |||
| Luke | Robson | Dvr | RASC | 5831 | Co Durham; also 223/L |
| Robert | Rowan | Cfmn | REME | 7542 | Belfast |
| J.E. | Selfridge | Tpr | RAC | 5645 | Fife; (possible) |
| Edward G. | Smith | SQMS | RASC | 7819 | London |
| Joseph B | Smith | Marine | R Marines | 6317 | Kent; (possible) |
| James | Staley | L/Cpl | RASC | died 19.12.43 | |
| T | Swinlock | Co. Durham; (possible) | |||
| H. (Jumie) | Te Rore | Pte | 4540 | New Zealand | |
| A.D. | Thompson | A/Sgt | 2/6 Inf. Bn. | 5152 | Australia; trans 383 |
| W.D.R. (Ron) | Tudor | Sgt | R Sigs | 7577 | Birkenhead; also 99/L |
| S.J. | Williams | RASC | Portsmouth; (possible) | ||
| Jack Carter | Wilson | London; (possible) |
There must have been close connections between this Work Camp at Oberwart and 99/L at Bernstein, where my father was held. (Bernstein and Oberwart are only a few miles apart.) The two photo montages are in the same style as one in my possession brought back from Bernstein by my father. Fred Coulter and Frank Hardy also appear in photographs from Bernstein. Similar montages can be seen at 148/GW.
Some of the men in this Work Camp were transferred from another nearby camp: 223/L at Eisenzicken, sometime in 1942.
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| Christmas montage | Large Group | Christmas montage |
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| Alex 'Slim' Pearson | Gilbert Bell | S 'Pop' Hibbard |
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| Group | Merrills, Coulter, Leeds | Group in snow |
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| Eric 'Essen' Hipkiss | Christmas 1943 | Thomas 'Taffy' Jones |
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| Frank Hardy? | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Unknown | Read, Te Rore, Divehall | Unknown |
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| Falconer & Johnson | Large Group | Ernie |
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| Joe Black? + unknown | George Dick | 2 unknowns |
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| Unknown | A.D. Thompson? | Unknown boxers |
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| James Staley | Grave of James Staley | Patrick Cairns |
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| Jack Carter Wilson | Jack Booth group |
Many thanks to Jack Booth, son of Jack Booth, Linda Watson, daughter of Gilbert Bell, Pamela Cox, daughter of Thomas Hawksworth, Graham Yee-King, whose wife's grandfather was Taffy Jones, and Vanessa Hicking, daughter of Sgt Ron Tudor (of Work Party 99/L) for the photographs and the information.
