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The Big Stunt: Holzminden POW Camp 24 July 1918
The Big Stunt: Holzminden POW Camp 24 July 1918
This community remembers those who escaped from Holzminden POW Camp on 24 July 1918. This was a mass breakout with 29 men escaping before the tunnel collapsed. Of those who escaped, 10 successfully managed to get safely home.
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Born 1894
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers
British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers, attached Royal Flying Corps Taken prisoner, escaped to Holland August 1918, M.C.
More about John Keith Bousfield -
Born 1896
Died 1941
British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 25 Squadron
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78357 Flying Officer Royal Air Force 264 Squadron attd. 40 Squadron
More about Peter Clifford Campbell-Martin -
Born 1897
Died 1980
British Army 25981 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps
British Army 25981 Sergeant Royal Flying Corps
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
More about Alan Thomas Shipwright -
Born 1894
Died 1939
Royal Navy Lieutenant
Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander
Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS Nomad
More about David Wainwright -
Born 1884
Died 1954
British Army Captain Royal Irish Regiment
British Army Major Royal Irish Regiment
More about John Dominick Morrogh -
Born 1886
Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry
Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Naval Air Service
More about Charles Edward Henry Rathborne -
Born 1886
British Army Lieutenant Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
More about Thomas Frank Burrill -
Born 1897
Died 1966
British Army 622 Private Newfoundland Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Newfoundland Regiment
More about Andrew M Clouston -
Born 1896
Died 1919
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
More about Cecil William Blain A.f.c. -
Born 1890
Died 1960
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
More about Bernard Porter Luscombe -
Born 1897
Died 1922
British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
More about Robert Milner Paddison -
British Army Lieutenant Scottish Horse
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force
More about Stanley Stewart Beattie Purves -
Born 1892
Died 1983
Royal Navy Flight Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service
More about Leonard James Bennett -
Born 1894
Died 1976
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
British Army Second Lieutenant Seconded to Royal Flying Corp
British Army Lieutenant Attached to Royal Flying Corp
More about Jack Kiel Tullis -
Born 1884
Died 1942
Indian Army Captain 48th Pioneers Indian Army, and Royal Flying Corps
More about David Benjamin Gray -
Born 1891
Died 1935
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force
More about Caspar Kennard -
Born 1892
Died 1971
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
British Army Second Lieutenant The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Commander (Temporary Captain) Royal Flying Corp
More about Edward Wilmer Leggatt -
Born 1886
Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 11th Battalion
More about Peter William Lyon