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291107 Captain Stuart Mawson "Dr Mawson"

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion

Born: 04 Mar 1918
Died: 20 Feb 2008
Age at death: 89 years, 11 months, and 16 days

Company: HQ
Platoon: RAP
Section: Med
Parachute Course: 96

Prisoner of War — No. 01676

Captured on 25 Sep 1944

  • Stalag 11B — Fallingbostel, Hanover, 09 Oct 1944 – 16 Nov 1944
  • Lazarett Naunhof — Naunhof, Saxony, 20 Nov 1944 – 14 Dec 1944
  • Stalag 4G — Oschatz, Saxony, 14 Dec 1944 – 06 Mar 1945
  • Lazarett Naunhof — Naunhof, Saxony, 06 Mar 1945 – 21 Apr 1945

Released: 19 Apr 1945



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