Diary of locations WW2

Private 7344339 Stephen Fredrick Darke RAMC

Called up 1st September 1939

Location arrival departure

Heaton Barracks 1st September 1939 21st October 1939
Shipton 21st October 1939 4th January 1940
Eaglescliffe 6th January 1940 20th April 1940
Le Harve 22nd April 1940
Bobec 22nd April 1940 26th April 1940
Miramount 27th April 1940 15th May 1940
Dunkirk — evacuation 1st June 1940
Tidworth 1st June 1940 9th June 1940
Launceston 10th June 1940 29th June 1940
Blandford 29th June 1940 3rd July 1940
Winbourne 3rd July 1940 18th October 1940
Beckington 18th October 1940 18th May 1941
Sailed M.E.F. 22nd May 1941
Freetown, West Africa 4th June 1941 6th June 1941
Durban, South Africa 20th June 1941 23rd June 1941
Eden 5th July 1941 7th July 1941
Port Tewfick 14th July 1941 17th July 1941 Fagamuster, Cyprist 26th July 1941 5th August 1941
Polymedia 5th August 1941 7th November 1941
Acre 9th November 1941 30th November 1941
Iraq 7th December 1941 13th January 1942
Rospine 22nd January 1942 30th January 1942
Homms 30th January 1942 4th February 1942
Balbeck 4th February 1942 13th February 1942
Moved to Box 23rd February 1942
Moved back 14 miles for rest 14th May 1942
Captured by Jerry 27th May 1942
Derna Prison Camp 1st June 1942 4th June 1942
Benchazi Prison Camp 4th June 1942 13th June 1942
Tarhung Prison Camp 13th June 1942 25th June 1942
Suanlben-Adem 25th June 1942 25th July 1942
Tripoli 25th July 1942 1st August 1942
Naples 4th August 1942 5th August 1942
Capua POW Camp 66 5th August 1942 28th August 1942
Monda Camp 73 30th August 1943? 25th September 1943

TRANSFERRED TO AUSTRIA

18c 28th September 1943 13th October 1943
18a Spittal 14th October 1943 1st November 1943
A91 Poles 1st November 1943 29th May 1944
XVIIIA 29th May 1944 23rd June 1944
XIA 25th June 1944 12th April 1945

Left Belzic with a Sick American on 13th April 1945 arrived at IIIA on 14th April 1945. On 21st April 1945, Germans left the camp — On 28th April 1945, three of us left the camp and made our way to the British lines.

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