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3452978 Private Walter Higginson

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Born: 02 Dec 1916

Prisoner of War — No. 117687

Captured at Arnhem, 24 Sep 1944

  • Stalag 11B — Fallingbostel, Hanover, 02 Oct 1944 – 20 Jan 1945
    Working camp: Hanover, 10 Oct 1944 – 17 Dec 1944 (Labouring)
  • Stalag 3A — Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, 25 Jan 1945 – 10 Mar 1945
  • Stalag 11A — Altengrabow, Saxony, 15 Mar 1945 – 26 Mar 1945
  • Stalag 4D — Torgau, Saxony, 01 Apr 1945 – 06 Apr 1945

Released: 06 Jun 1945


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