Ivan Owen, NZ 6th Field Cpny of Engineers "photos and clippings"
Hello Guys, thought I would post some odds and ends I just got passed down to me,
My great uncle Ivan, aka Ivor has a rather fascinating story, I will post what odds and ends I have so far, and you guys can follow my research. I will post this information and other people might have had family or friends that served with him, in or spend time with him in a pow camp
info as follows, don't have a lot yet, as I am waiting on information from the NZ army records office etc
The info I have as follows, with newspaper clippings etc photos etc
He served in the NZ 6th Field Company of Engineers
he was in service for 6 years and 76 days
5/10/39 to the 19/12/45
Ivor's prison of war camp
Stalag XVIII B/Z Marburg Maribor Slowenien 8-11.1942
he was caught in via German paratroopers by the Corinth canal
Ivan made an escape, and walked thirty six kilometers over a hill, and he got caught and put via 41 days in a punishment compound
he was waiting for a flight home after 3 years on the 16 of may 1945
when the ally's came to the pow camp, he was in the camp hospital with scarlet fever
other picture items as follows
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