Those prisoners of war who committed a crime were sent to a hard labour camp to Graudenz (ap.100km north from Thorn). Here is the list of those who were sent there on 19.06.1943 no name Date of birth occupation 1 4752 Victor Websell 9.12.17 shoemaker 2 5175 Harris Newman 7.11.12 conductor 3 5737 Frank Chaney 9.08.16 ? 4 5862 John Wright 14.08.14 worker 5 5891 Eric Mayne 2.01.14 police officer 6 6184 Alfred Hill 21.07.19 ? 7 7507 Robert Smith 24.05.08 ? 8 8662 Thomas Coles 7.10.11 ? 9 9368 William Lancaster 23.04.18 painter 10 9699 ...
This blog is dedicated to people who were imprisoned in Stalag XXA in Thorn in 1939-45. We would like to show you that in the shadows of the beautiful gothic city there is also forgotten history.