Deans, James Alexander Graham
Title
Deans, James Alexander Graham
Dixie Deans
Description
33 items. The collection concerns Sergeant James Arthur Graham 'Dixie' Deans MBE (Royal Air Force) and contains interviews, correspondence, and documents.
He flew operations as a pilot with 77 Squadron and became a prisoner of war 10 September 1940. In March 1945, he took charge of a column of POWs as part of a long march. After the war, he became president of the RAF Ex-POW Association.
The collection was donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Simon Rose and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
He flew operations as a pilot with 77 Squadron and became a prisoner of war 10 September 1940. In March 1945, he took charge of a column of POWs as part of a long march. After the war, he became president of the RAF Ex-POW Association.
The collection was donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Simon Rose and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
2025-11-14
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
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Identifier
Deans, JAG
Collection Items
Recollections of Harold Edmonde Isherwood Bennett's long march.
Harold was shot down in 1942 and swam for hours off Cape Gris Nez before being picked up by the Germans. Ended up in Stalag Luft 111, where he met Dixie Deans, the early founder of the Tally Ho Escaping club. He arrived at Fallingbostel in August…
Dr TM Park's memoirs
Dr Park's memoirs relating to the Long March.
1. Gresse Bombing account.
2. The Long March from Stalag 357.
3. Transcript of telephone conversation with Dr Park.
4. Letter from Heather at Reader's Digest to Cornelius Ryan.
5. Two letters from Dr…
1. Gresse Bombing account.
2. The Long March from Stalag 357.
3. Transcript of telephone conversation with Dr Park.
4. Letter from Heather at Reader's Digest to Cornelius Ryan.
5. Two letters from Dr…
Copies of documents about the Long March
Brief notes kept by Mower. Included is Dixie Deans 'Ausweis' pass.
Prisoner of war recollections of Ronald Mogg
Ronald was as navigator in a Wellington shot down over Osnabruck 30 October 1940. He was interrogated and then detained in Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft I (Barth), Stalag Luft 3 (Sagan), Stalag Luft 6 (Heydekrug), Stalag XX-A (Thorun) and the…
John Heape's account of the Long March
An account of the march from Stalag 357 (Fallingbostel). On 8 April 1945 the camp commander (Oberst Hermann Ostman) ordered 12,000 British troops to be evacuated, marching from the camp in columns of 2,000. After ten days they arrived at Gresse here…
Transcript of interview with Harold Bennett
A transcript with a prisoner of war, Harold Isherwood-Bennett by HC.
Daily Express - 17 April 1945
A transcript of an article in the Daily Express. It describes the liberation of prisoners of war at two camps near Fallingbostel.
Letter to Miss Chapman from Murray Chown
Murray describes his impressions of the Long March. He describes Dixie Deans passing on real news from the BBC radio they had with them.
Prisoner of war diaries and memoirs
Diaries and memoirs of prisoners of war. There are stories of camp life, maps, poetry, cartoons and art works.
The Track from Gresse
A description of the Long March. It covers the attack on the column of men by RAF Typhoons who mistook the prisoners of war for German soldiers.
Mower's comparison of camps at the beginning and end of the war
He describes their capture by the Germans (just prior to the Dunkirk evacuation) and transfer to various POW camps.
EA Mower's own account of the March
Edwin Mower had heard rumours, but there was little notice given for their move out of Obke camp. Not knowing their destination, they gathered what they could carry (mainly food) in rolled up blankets.
On 7 April 1945, guarded mainly by elderly men…
On 7 April 1945, guarded mainly by elderly men…
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Copy of Deans' Notes
Notes kept by Dixie Deans during an interview with Lieutenant-General (later Sir) Evelyn Hugh Barker (1894-1983), commanding VIII Corps of British 2nd Army.
Camp History of Stalag Luft III (Sagan)
The document covers in detail the history from April 1942 to January 1945.
Dixie Deans' POW record
A detailed account of Dixie's time at the North (Officers) compound March 1943-January 1945.
List of men killed by low flying a/c attack at Gresse
A list of 30 men killed by RAF Typhoon attack.
List of men taken to hospital with injuries following a/c attack at Gresse
46 men injured by the Typhoon attack.
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