At least least six of the many 16 DLI soldiers taken POW at Sedjenane, Tunisia between 27/2/43 and 4/3/43 were so seriously wounded that they were repatriated back to the UK before the end of hostilities in 1945. This is what I know about these men thus far. Looking at the Pte Albert Pike interview on this page, it looks like these men would have progressed from the German Parachiute Engineers’ field hospital immediately behind the Sedjenane front to the French-run
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hospital at Ferryville, before being sent over to Italy, to the POW Hospital PG 206, and thence, from there, circa 9/43, to Germany.
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‘GRC’ in the listing below stands for ‘German Record Card’. These were compiled by the German authorities and are now held by the National Archives, though not all these German POW cards have survived. Any further biographical details on any of these men most welcome. Contact me at: thomas.tunney@btinternet.com
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Anderson, Pte William H, 4466354, 16 DLI.
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Army number suggests service in C Company, after enlisting in July 1940. Adjacent Army number to Pte J Anderson, 4466353, POW no, 247857, also a Sedjenane POW.
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Reported missing, North Africa, 27/2/43-1/3/43.
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Previously reported POW, now reported wounded and POW.
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POW at PG 206 military hospital, 1943.
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German POW No 31660, 8B
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Previously reported wounded and POW in German hands (Germany), now repatriated. (1945 list)
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From Sunderland. Captured 2/3/43.
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GRC: Name: William Anderson. Date of Birth: 20 March 1910. Place of Birth: Sunderland. Service: British Army. Rank: Private. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The Durham Light Infantry. Service Number: 4466354. Date of Capture: 02 March 1943. Theatre of Capture: North Africa. Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf. PoW number: 31660. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 1. Number of Fingerprints: 1. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 4.
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Cook, L/Cpl A J, 4469470, 16 DLI.
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Reported missing, North Africa, 27/2/-1/3/43.
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Previously reported POW, now reported wounded and POW. PG 206 Military Hospital, Italy, 1943.
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Previously reported wounded and POW in German hands (Germany) now repatriated (9/44 list).
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See Sgt J Douglas IWM Interview. He did not die as Douglas believed. C or D Coy. No GRC.
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Fowler, Pte D G, 4469507, 16 DLI.
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Reported missing, North Africa, 27/2/43-1/3/43.
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Previously reported missing, now reported POW, 27/2/43-1/3/43.
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Previously reported POW in German hands (Germany), now repatriated (1945 list).
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No GRC. POW number wanting.
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Mitchison, Pte W D, 4468947, 16 DLI.
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Reported missing, North Africa, 27/2/43-1/3/43.
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Previously reported POW, now reported wounded and POW.
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POW at Military Hospital PG 206, Italy in 1943.
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Previously reported wounded and POW in German hands (location unknown), now repatriated (1944 list).
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32247 8B
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GRC without Army number, probably this man:
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Name: William Mitchison. Date of Birth: 02/03/1909. Place of Birth: Newcastle, England. Service: British Army. Rank: Private. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Durham Light Infantry. Service Number: [unspecified]. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf. PoW number: 32247. Date of Death: [unspecified].Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 2.
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Newstead, Pte J E, 4464611, 16 DLI.
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Reported missing, North Africa, 27/2/43-1/3/43.
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Previously reported POW, now reported wounded and POW.
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PG 206 military hospital, Italy in 1943.
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Stalag 344, German POW no 32415.
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Previously reported wounded and POW in German hands (location unknown), now repatriated (1944 list).
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No GRC.
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Pike, Pte Alfred, 4465646, 16 DLI
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Enlisted 16 DLI, 7/40. Of 8 Hudson Road, Sunderland. Seriously wounded and taken POW, Sedjenane, Tunisia 2/3/43.
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Reported missing, North Africa, 27/2-1/3/43.
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Previously reported POW, now reported wounded and POW.
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Previously reported wounded and POW in German hands, now repatriated (1944 list).
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Repatriated back to UK from Austrian POW camp in 1944. Previously POW at PG 206 Military hospital, Italy, 1943.
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See 1942 B Coy photo here: http://16dli.awardspace.co.uk/page59.html
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A 1942 photograph with two B Coy, 16 DLI colleagues taken at Rye:
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http://16dli.awardspace.co.uk/page62.html
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Photograph, Sunderland Echo, 6/4/43:
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Pte A Pike, DLI, 3 Church St, late of Gladstone Street, missing in North Africa. No GRC.
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