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....
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.