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Hi there My hubby plays golf with a chap by the name of Jack Nie who was a prisoner of war in Italy. Jack knew nothing about the War Memorial in Ballarat and I was trying to find out if his name was on the memorial for him. Not sure how to go about this though. Any suggestions? Thanks Pam Leevers
You are the second today asking how to access the 35,000 or so names on the POW Memorial at Ballarat. I am unable at this stage to give you a lead, but started today to try and get an answer to your question. As soon as I am able to be of any use to you, I will get back to you again. I became involved when I was asked by someone helping to ascertain names of POW's for inscription on this Memorial, if I could track down some RAN people who had served as Gunners in Merchant ships, and were subsequently sunk, to become German POW's. I was able to assist in a small way. I then put up a small article about this worthy project on my Web Site, of course this plan came to fruition only last week to be opened by General Cosgrove. Regards,
Ward, Thank you for your two Ramses messages. I imagine you ask anyone you find ex Ramses, if they have or know where to find a crew list from the ship who went into camp in Australia as POW's. Any interview you have will bring our their side of being found by the Adelaide, being sunk, rescued and as a POW. Best regards, ??
Things are taking off now.I put an advert in the German Navy Magazine "Leinen Los" saying that you were looking for members of Ramses, both merchant marine and Kriegsmarine. Mr. Heinz Kostka from Magdeburg called me today. He was on Doggerbank from Bordeaux to Japan and on Ramses from Japan to the Indian Ocean. He remembered Willy well. Heinz gave me the names & telephone numbers of two other Ramses prize crew members. He also gave the name of a Kormoran crewman. Heinz remembers the jail in Freemantle, so I will include All the best,
I will contact the other two crewmen via phone the next day or two then write all three right afterwards. I have a standard set of questions for Wehrmacht veterans (hometown, basic training, theaters of war, units or ships served on, campaigns,etc) which I will send to them along with copies of Willy's interview. Are there any specific questions which you would like answered? Please let me know. Further, would you all be interested in getting video interviews with them? Laurie - sorry about the two " E's" in Fremantle. The Indian names in the States are a constant source of mistakes - trying to remember how many "E's" and "S's" are in Tallahassee, Florida. It stil sends me to the dictionary See you, Ward, I think a video interview would add a lot to any thing that we might subsequently put up on Mac's Web Log. But your subjects may not like that idea, guess you test the water in due course, and get their approval if they agree. Mac. TK, In my reply i have spelt Regards wrongly. Thanks.
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