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Hi All
My Granddad Pte Joseph Smith service number 5389008
7th Ox & Bucks Light Infantry,
was posted to Italy and took part in the battle for Anzio. his battalion was surrounded by the German Infantry along with Fallschirmjager. His battalion was totally cut of from reinforcements and heavily bombarded from mortar and machine gun fire. the battalion held their ground to the last man
out of 1000 men it is said that only 60 odd men survived. my Grandfather was wounded and all positions were later overrun and remaining men were taken prisoner,

He was taken to Memmingen POW Camp / Hospital and treated for his wounds.
later taken to Stalag 9c Bad Sulza, Mühlhausen, Hesse. 
he ended up working in the Hospital as a porter looking after the wounded. either that or he could have ended up working in the potassium mines.
and there he would remain until the the camp was liberated by the Americans in 1945

would be very keen to learn more about his travel to Italy and to the camps
thanks Joe

My Grandad Pte Joseph Smith 5389008 served in the 2nd Battalion Ox & Bucks Light Infantry from 1940 being sent to Ballycastle Ireland. I know little about Ballycastle or where his regiment was based so I'm looking for information on his time in Ireland and if possible photographers of the Regiment of that time. In 1944 he was attached to 7th Battalion Ox & Bucks Light Infantry and fought in Anzio and the Bridgehead battle that wiped out the 7th Battalion
My Grandad was lucky to have servived but was wounded, taken prisoner and sent to Stalag 9c where he worked in a Hospital till he and his fellow POW'S where liberated in 1945
Once again I'm looking for any information on his where abouts once sent to Anzio Photos etc
We now have his service records but still need to build a bigger picture of his War Service

Thank you