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Archivist searches for former Prisoner of War
« on: Saturday 20 June 09 00:36 BST (UK) »
Archivist searches for former Prisoner of War - Goole Today

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« Reply #1 on: Saturday 20 June 09 21:23 BST (UK) »


That newspaper sounds wonderful David !!  :D

it would be great if we could help wouldn't it ?

.......... I'm looking !!  :D

I also put it in the Common Room - hope you don't mind ?  ::)

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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 20 June 09 21:36 BST (UK) »
Information from Kyt states that........................

There is no POW S Sellars. There is a POW S Sellers held at L4:

Service number: 569428
POW no: 87

7 Squadron
Stirling N3716
Mission to Mannheim
19/20th May 1942
Took off at 23.15 from Oakington. Cause of loss not established. Crashed 02.00 at Oostakker (Oost Vlaanderen), 7 km NNE of Gent, Belgium.

Sgt C R Hague POW Camps L3/L6/L4 No 54
P/O W Wiseman RCAF POW Camps L3/L6/357 No 106
Sgt S Sellers POW Camps L3/L6/L4 No 87
Sgt E J Bliss POW Camps L1/L6/357 No.796
Sgt A C Bloomfield POW Camps L1/L6/357 No.797
Sgt P G Trappett RAAF POW Camps L3/344/357 No 100
Sgt F W Whittaker POW Camps L3/L6/357 No104



My father was in Stalag Luft VI at that time but I don't recall him mentioning it, but he wasn't a Yorkshire man either!



His P.O.W. "Wartime Log" has many drawings, caricatures, poems and cartoons that must be similar to the ones in "The Yorkshire Post, Kriegie Edition".

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« Reply #3 on: Saturday 20 June 09 22:10 BST (UK) »
The only reference I can find in my father's P.O.W. "Wartime Log" of a Yorkshire man is posted below.  This would have been after Stalag Luft VI was evacuated.

I believe him to be W/O  R.C.S. Hancock flying in a Whitley from 77 Squadron and shot down 27/2/'42 on a raid to Wilhelmshaven.



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« Reply #4 on: Saturday 20 June 09 22:47 BST (UK) »
Here is a list of P.O.W.'s listed at the back of "The Yorkshire Post Kreigie Edition."  Hancock is not listed there but he would have been at Stalag Luft VI at that time.

CASTLEFORD.
R.A. Booth. 177 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford.
W.E. Broxup. 31 Saville Road. Castleford.
H. Gamble. 19 Joffre Avenue, Castleford.

BAILDON.
W. Broome. 2 West Avenue, Bancrest, Baildon.

BARNSLEY.
J.J. Copley. 42 Main Street, South Hiendley, Barnsley.
G. Crawshaw. 31 South Road, Dodworth, Near Barnsley.
M. Galloway. 174 Doncaster Road, Barnsley.
F.H. Hoyland. 17 Yews Avenue, Worsborough Dale, Near Barnsley.
S. Hayes. 319 Darton Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley.
K.R. Kenworth. 6 California Garden House, Park Road, Barnsley.
W. Meadows. 18 Elliott Avenue, Wombwell, Barnsley.
A.E. Royston. 22 Hill Street, Darfield, Barnsley.
G. Tipping. Brickyard Cottages, Pogmoor, Barnsley.
L. Willoughby. The Willows, Keresforth Hill Road, Kingstone, Barnsley.

BATLEY.
R. Charlesworth. 25 Bradford Road West, Carlinghow, Batley.
L.N. Chappell. 20 Bankfield Terrace, Batley.
R. Dent. 18 Finsdale Street, Lady Ann Road, Batley.
J.B. Ryder. 97 Bradford Road West, Batley.

BINGLEY.
R. Broadley. Castlefiled Cottages, Cross Flatts, Bingley.
J. Emsley. Portland House, Cottingley, Bingley.
F.J.A. Hesselden. 33 Keighley Road, Cross Flatts, Bingley.
F.T. Spencer. 11 Gawthorpe Avenue, Bingley.

BRADFORD.
H. Caldicott. 5 Douglas Road, East Bowling, Bradford.
A. Dews. 7 Bridge Street, Cutler Heights, Bradford.
P.H. Draper. 2 Woodville Terrace, Horton Lane, Bradford.
J. Dobson. 187 Lynfield Drive, Heaton, Bradford.
S.D. Greaves. 248 Poplar Road, Great Horton, Bradford.
J. Gardner. 20 Ashbourn Crescent, Bolton Lane, Bradford.
H.R. Holmes. Bromet Place, Leeds Road, Eccleshill, Bradford.
R. Hutton. Mountain, Queensbury, Bradford.
N.D. Hennessey. C/o The Matron, Deaf & Dumb Inst, Little Horton, Bradford.
W.B. Jowett. 23 Retford Place, Great Horton, Bradford.
L. Ludlam. 31 Dalton Avenue, Saltaire, Near Bradford.
K. Mortimer. 1 Ambler Street, Heaton, Bradford.
W.H. Watkins. 11 Highthorne Avenue, Bradford.

DEWSBURY.
J. Lawrence. 9 Clement Terrace, Saville Town, Dewsbury.
T. Tyas. 54 Thornton Street, Dewsbury.
J.A. Walker. 11 South View, Hall Head, Dewsbury.

DRIFFIELD.
J. Fancy. Penfold House, Bainton, Driffield.

HALIFAX.
J.C. Atkinson. 50 Manor Heath Road. Halifax.
F.G. Brook. 16 Chester Terrace, Chester Road, Halifax.
R. Booth. 15 Haigh Street, Pellon Lane, Halifax.
L.J.R. Barber. 34 Portland Road, Rangebank, Halifax.
E.W. Booth. 2 Blake Hill, Stump Cross, Halifax.
T. Ennis. 62 Ovenden Green, Banktop, Halifax.
W.D. Horne. 23 Lewis Street, St James Road, Halifax.
S.F. Hope. 9 Mayfield Terrace South, King Cross, Halifax.
E.L.G. Hall. Kitty Moor, Norland, Halifax.
K. Naylor. 32 Cromwell Street, Lister Lane, Halifax.
B.L. Tillotson. 32 Golf Avenue, High Road Well, Halifax.
H. Waite. 14 Cedar Street, Hopwood Lane, Halifax.

HARROGATE
L.C. Clunas. 9 Woodlands Road, Harrogate.
J.A.G. Deans. 64 St Winifred's Road, Harrogate..
R. Hawkes. Southview Farm, West Lane, Hampsthwaite, Harrogate.
G.B. Spenceley. 24 Station Parade, Harrogate.
H. Sutterby. 8 Ormsford Avenue, Harrogate.

HUDDERSFIELD.
T.J. Brook. 77 St John's Road, Birkby, Huddersfield.
E. Booth. High Street, Clayton West, Huddersfield.
P. Blackburn. 64 Acre Street, Lindley, Huddersfield.
A.P. Holdsworth. 50 Gledholt Road, Marsh, Huddersfield.
B. Harker. 57 Ashenhurst Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield.
A. Makin. Rowlands Avenue, Dalton, Huddersfield.
G.D. Morton. 3 Woodhouse Hill Road, Fartown, Huddersfield.
A. Parfitt. 1 Car Street, Marsh, Huddersfield.
D. Sykes. 68 Close Hill Road, Newsome, Huddersfield.
W. H. Whitwam. 20 Cobcroft Road, Fartown, Huddersfield.


KEIGHLEY.
G. Bottomley. 5 Vale Street, Keighley.
W. Hopkinson. 127 Bradford Road


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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 20 June 09 22:51 BST (UK) »


Wow David !

You've done a lot of work on this already !  :)

I'm not to "up" on POW's in Germany ( Mine were on the Burma Railroad )

But I'm wading through stuff as we speak .... !

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« Reply #6 on: Saturday 20 June 09 22:53 BST (UK) »
Additional names.

LEEDS.
G.F. Booth. 57 Stanhope Drive. Horsforth, Leeds.
T.C. Burdon. 248 Bingley Hill. Leeds 4.
W.H. Bradley. 17 Stonegate Road, Leeds 7.
B.N. Booth. Crofthouse, Menston, Nr Leeds.
R.W. Clay. Middleton Park Road, Leeds.
M.R. Chouler.. 938 Scott Hall Road, Moortown, Leeds.
C.Dudley. 30 St Hilda's Avenue, Cross Green Lane, Leeds 9.
J.L.S. Flannagan. 6 Abyssinia Street, Leeds 3.
E. Furze. 2a Luncroft Crescent, Bramley, Leeds.
F. Feally. 24 Parkway Close, Seacroft, Leeds.
G.W. Green. Greenhill Crescent, Wortley, Leeds.
W.F. Hodgson. 14 Albert Place, Broadgate Lane, Horsforth, Leeds.
J.C. Harrison. 37 Brookside, Collingham Bridge, Nr Leeds.
A. Herring. 2 Irwin Street. Farsley, Leeds.
W.B. James. 33 Eastcourt Avenue, Headingly, Leeds.
H. Johnson. 13 Vicarage Avenue, Kirkstall, Leeds.
G.E. Kirk. 53 Dorset Terrace, Leeds 8.
G. Kilburn. 40 Gledhow Wood Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds.
E. Lancaster. 17 Howarth Terrace, Leeds 7.
R.B. Pape. Bermersyde, Oakwell Drive, Oakwood, Leeds.
F.T. Price. 28 Minnie Street, Leeds 4.
W. Stevens. 11 Village Place, Burley, Leeds.
R. Shaw. 9 Landseer Avenue, Bramley, Leeds.
G.I. Semper. Meadway, Ring Road, Shadwell, Leeds.
L. Sowden. 144 Camp Road. Leeds 7.
D.W. Stead. 270 Cross Flatts Grove, Leeds 11.
R. Turtle. Thorpe Road, Halton, Leeds.
J.D. Thompson. 21 Langdale Avenue, Leeds 6.
D. Windle. 7 Park Avenue, Austh


MALTON.
N. Cass. Auburn Hill Cottage, Langton Road, Malton.

MEXBOROUGH.
H.D. Jones. 17 Toll Bar Road, Swinton, Near Mexborough.

POCKLINGTON.
G. Boulton. Glyncroft, Kirkland Street, Pocklington.

Kriegie PONTEFRACT.
V. Applegate. 15 King Street, Pontefract.
R.K. Hartland. 15 Willow Park, Pontefract.
R. Webster. 63 Hillside Road, Ackworth, Pontefract.

REDCAR
E. Dixon. 12 Brittania Place, Dormanstown, Redcar.
J. Knight. 21 Turner Street, Redcar.

RIPON.
J. Clapham. Marton-le-Moor, Ripon.

SELBY.
K. Fenton. The Laurels, Drax, Selby.

SHIPLEY.
J.R. Brook. 12 Poplar Road, Shipley.
A. Ford. 21 Glenacre, Windhill, Shipley.
W. Gelder. 8 Hope Lane, Baildon, Shipley.
W.P. Heyworth. 44 Rhodes Street, Shipley.
H. James. 6 Stead Street. Shipley.

SKIPTON.
N.J. Vaulkhard. Harewood Road, Skipton.

TADCASTER.
J.D. Howard. Chapel Street, Tadcaster.

WAKEFIELD.
K. Cave. 16 Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield.
J. Hanby. C/o The Post Office, Kirkhamgate, Near Wakefield.
L. Sykes. Greenmount, Green Lane, Horbury, Wakefield.

WORKSOP.
B.G. Kemp. Wallingwells, Carlton, Worksop.

YEADON.
R.C.K. Woodroofe. Oakdene, Westfield, Yeadon

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« Reply #7 on: Saturday 20 June 09 22:57 BST (UK) »


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« Reply #8 on: Friday 26 June 09 21:07 BST (UK) »
F/Sgt. Sellers S. 569428 was in Luft 6 during 1944 and as stated his P.O.W. No. was 87.
Any Liberation Report made will be in WO344/282/2.

Brian
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