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Wilfred (Bill) J. Jones From: George Parker [email protected] Date: 16 May 2017 at 17:15 Subject: Names to add To: [email protected] My uncle, Rfn Wilfred (Bill) J. Jones, 1st Bn. The Rifle Brigade, prisoner number 9969, was captured in Calais, on the 26th of May 1940. He was in Stalag VIIIB and Stalag VIIIC 4010. He was also in various working parties including E 243, Breslau gasworks, E 198, E 154, coal mine, from 1940-45. Collensdorf, Nr Patschkau, E154, 1941 Bill, is seated in the middle of the middle row. /more on following pages

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Wilfred (Bill) J. Jones

From: George Parker [email protected] Date: 16 May 2017 at 17:15Subject: Names to addTo: [email protected]

My uncle, Rfn Wilfred (Bill) J. Jones, 1st Bn. The Rifle Brigade, prisoner number 9969, was captured in Calais, on the 26th of May 1940.

He was in Stalag VIIIB and Stalag VIIIC 4010. He was also in various working parties including E 243, Breslau gasworks, E 198, E 154, coal mine, from 1940-45.

Collensdorf, Nr Patschkau, E154, 1941Bill, is seated in the middle of the middle row.

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Coal mine at Sehlegel, Nr Glatz, E198?

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Breslau gasworks, E243, 1942Bill is seated, extreme right

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Breslau gasworks, E243, 1942Bill is seated, extreme left

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Breslau gasworks, E243, 1942Bill is standing, 2nd left.

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Breslau ‘Cubs’ gasworks football team. Bill, is seated in the middle of the middle row. Names possibly: Jock Anderson, Steve Newick or Dewick, H. A. McBride-Green, Eric Galera, Bert Hardy, Les Carson, Charlie Matthews, Jack Simpson, Greville Fry, Ed Brown, Pete Shea, W. Jones. (Bill).

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Breslau gasworks, G. Brown and his rhythm, E243.

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A selection of some of the many letters Bill, sent to my mum, they give a bit of an insight as to how things were.