WARTIME GUIDES

          We are happy to learn that Tom McGrath who vistited us last winter, to get information about his father's stay in Stalag XXA between 1940-1942, captured at Dunkirk in 1940  (We wrote about his visit here:  https://bit.ly/2SRBqSf ) fot. dailymail.co.uk During his research Tom McGrath discovered that his father - Tom McGrath snr was given 3 medals:  - The Military Medal  - 1939-1945 Star  - The War Medal but he did not receive them in person. And now after 75 years his son, at the ceremony at the British ambassador's in Dublin got the medals! fot. dailymail.co.uk Read more about the story:  https://dailym.ai/2SRCEgj https://bit.ly/2FpoT5q

       Last year, we did some research about POWs burials in Torun, Stalag XXA between 1939-1945. We have found quite a few names of late Prisoners of War. All of them, were exhumated after the IIWW. Today, we publish a first part of the document. name and surname rank POW date of birth date of death   funeral date Frank Grafrey (?) senior private POW 19.11.1920 01.07.1940 04.07.1940 Wiliam Alfred Winchester senior private POW 15.08.1915 14.07.1940 17.07.1940 Robert Smith senior private POW 15.12.1915 18.07.1940 22.07.1940 Aloys Ramsel POW 08.01.1916 07.07.1940 11.07.1940 Herbert Sykes senior private POW 22.09.1906 21.07.1940 24.07.1940 Edward Gaarden senior private POW 30.11.1914 22.07.1940 25.07.1940 Peter MacKay(MacRay) senior private POW 18.12.1917 08.08.1940 10....