List of Prisoners Executed after the Mass Escape

List of Prisoners Executed after the Mass Escape

Two typed sheets with handwritten annotations listing the escapees.

1946

Two typewritten sheets with handwritten annotations

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[underlined] [indecipherable wording] [/underlined]

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D.P.S (through A.L.C. [inserted] [undecipherable word] 28/1 [/inserted] M.I.9/19).
Air Ministry,
Adastral House,
Kingsway, W.C.2.

From records in our possession it has been established that the following Air Force personnel were killed whilst trying to escape. Had they been in the Army D.P.W. would have considered recommending them for a posthumous award of [underlined] Mention-in-Despatches, [/underlined] and you may care to take similar action, if this has not already been done.

To enable our records to be completed it would be appreciated if the date of publication of the awards might be notified to this branch.

(a) [underlined] Killed following the mass escape from SAGAN, March 1944. [/underlined]
[inserted] S/L T.G. KIRBY-GREEN RAF (MID) F/LT. G.W. WALENN RAF (MID) [/inserted]
[symbol] F/O. H. BIRLAND, (J 5233), R.C.A.F. (MID) [inserted] F/LT G.E. GILL RCAF (MID) [/inserted]
[symbol] F/Lt. E.G. BRETTELL [inserted] DFC [/inserted] (61063), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. L.G. BULL, [inserted] DFC [/inserted] (43932), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. M.J. CASEY, (39024), R.A.F. (MID) [inserted] [symbol] G.E. McGILL RCAF? [/inserted]
[symbol] S/Ldr. J. CATANACH, [inserted] DFC [/inserted] (A 400364), R.A.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] P/O. A.G. CHRISTIANSEN, (NZ 413380), R.N.Z.A.F.
[symbol] F/O. D.M. COCHRAN (12241), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] S/Ldr. P. CROSS (39305), R.A.F. (MID)
[inserted] [indecipherable number]25105/44 [/inserted] [symbol] Sgt. H. ESPELID, (378), Royal Norwegian Air Force.
[symbol] F/Lt. B. EVANS (42745), R.A.F. (MID)
[inserted] indecipherable numbers]05.05/44 – [/inserted] [symbol] 2/Lt. W. FUGELSANG (742) Royal Norwegian Air Force.
[symbol] Lt. J.S. GOUNS, (103275), South African Air Force.
[symbol] F/Lt. W.J. GRISMAN, (45148), R.A.F. (MID)
[inserted] W/O [/inserted] [symbol] F/Lt. A.D.M. GUNN, (60345), R.A.F. (MID)
[inserted] W/O – W/O [/inserted] [symbol] F/O. A.A. HAKE, (A 403218), R.A.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. C.P. HALL, R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. A.R. HAYTER, (42124), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. E.S. HUMPHREYS, (44177), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/O. G.A. KIDDER, (J10177), R.C.A.F.
[symbol] F/O. R.V. KIERATH, [A 402364] R.A.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. A. KIEWNARSKI, (P 0109) R.A.F. (Pole).
[symbol] F/O. W. KOLANOWSKI, (P 0243), R.A.F. (Pole).
[symbol] F/O. S.Z. KROL, (P 0237), R.A.F. (Pole).
[symbol] F/Lt. P.W. LANGFORD, (C 1631) R.C.A.F.
[symbol] F/Lt. T.B. LEIGH, (46462) R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. J.L.R. LONG, (89375) R.A.F.
[symbol] F/Lt. R. MARCINKUS, (89580), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] Lt. F. CAN McGARR, (95691) South African Air Force.
[symbol] F/Lt. G.E. McGILL, (J 5312) R.C.A.F.
[symbol] F/Lt. H.J. MILFORD, (103586), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/O. K. PAWLUK, (P 0740), R.A.F. (Pole).
[symbol] F/O. H.A. PICARD, (86793), R.A.F. (Belgium)
[symbol] F/O. J. POHE, (402894), R.A.F. (NEW ZEALAND)
[symbol] P/O. B.W.M. SCHEIDHAUER, (30649) Fighting French Air Force.
[inserted] W/O – ? [/inserted] [symbol] P/O. [deleted] S. SHANZIKLAS, [/deleted] (R.H.A.F. 213), R.H.A.F. E. SCANTZIKAS.
[symbol] F/O. R.C. STEWART, (130452) R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. J.B. STOWER, (107520), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/O. D.O. STREET, (123036), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. C.D. SWAIN, (37658), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/O. P. TOBOLSKI, (P 0376) R.A.F. (Pole).
[symbol] F/Lt. E. VALENTA, R.A.F. (Czech)
[symbol] F/Lt. J.C. WERNHAM, (J 6144), R.C.A.F.
[symbol] F/Lt. C.W. WILEY, (J 7234), R.C.A.F.
[symbol] S/Ldr. J.E.A. WILLIAMS, [inserted] DFC [/inserted] (40652), R.A.F. (MID)
[symbol] F/Lt. J.F. WILLIAMS, (106173), R.A.F.
F/O. J. MONDSCHEIN RAF (POLE)
[inserted] LT [symbol] 45LT. [/inserted] R.J. STEVENS SOUTH AFRICA [inserted] AIR FORCE [/inserted]
S/L R J BUSHELL RAF (MID)

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[underlined] [indecipherable numbers]/1237 SECRET [/underlined]

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D.P.S (through A.L.O., [inserted] [undecipherable word] 28/1 [/inserted] M.I.9/19)
Air Ministry,
Adastral House,
Kingsway,
[underlined] LONDON, W.C.2. [/underlined]

Reference our M.I.9/19(g)/1269 of 21 January 1946, herewith further list of names of Air Force personnel killed while attempting to escape, or as a result of trying to escape.

[symbol] S/Ldr. T.G. KIRBY-GREEN (39103) R.A.F. } Shot following mass tunnel escape from STALAG LUFT III (SAGAN) in March 1944.

[symbol] F/O. J. MONDSCHEIN (P. 0913) R.A.F. (Pole) } Shot following mass tunnel escape from STALAG LUFT III (SAGAN) in March 1944.

[symbol] Lt. R.J. STEVENS (47431) South African Air Force } Shot following mass tunnel escape from STALAG LUFT III (SAGAN) in March 1944.

[symbol] W/O. CALLENDER, E. D.F.M. (1061420) R.A.F. – Escaped from STALAG LUFT VI in January 1944 and believed to have been executed on recapture.

[symbol] W/O. LEWIS, E.P. (970467) R.A.F. – Escaped from STALAG LUFT VI in March 1944 and believed shot in DANZIG Harbour area.

[symbol] W/O. TOWNSEND-COLES, R.B.H. (625503) R.A.F. – Escaped from STALAG LUFT VI in April 1944. Recaptured and believed to have been executed.

M.I.9/19,
War Office,
Room 327 Hotel Victoria,
Northumberland Avenue,
LONDON, W.C.2.
Tel: Whitehall 9400
Ext. 1295/7.
28 January 1946.

[signature]
Lt. Col., G.S.

Copy to: A.L.O., M.I.9/19.