P.G. 21 CHIETI

In an attempt to try and identify Officers who were transferred from P.G. (Prigionieri di Guerra) 21 at CHIETI to P.G. 49 at FONTANELLATO I’ve decided to identify and list all men shown in WO392/21 as being held as Imperial Prisoners of War at P.G.21 Chieti in Italy, firstly in the British Army.

Those in Bold are known to be in PG 49 at the time of the Italian Armistice on 8th September 1943, and those highlighted in yellow are listed in the Nominal Rolls for P.G. 49 Fontanellato for September 1943 contained in Appendix 8 of the book edited by Ian English entitled “Home by Christmas?“. Interestingly, I have unearthed evidence that Major Charles Attfield BROOKS (see below) was in PG 49 at Fontanellato at some point but he doesn’t appear in “Home by Christmas?”

No.	Name	Initials	Rank	Pers. No.	Regt. or Corps.
1	Adam	R.L.	2/Lt.	179511	R.A.S.C.
2	Adam	W.A.	Capt.	179679	R. Sigs.
3	Adamson	D.F.D.	Capt.	94091	R.A.
4	Adamson	W.A.	Lt.	172416	A. & S.H.
5	Addison	F. McD.	2/Lt.	220271	R.A.
6	Adlard	R.E.	Lt.	90381	R.A.C.
7	Alcock	J.C.	Lt.	220284	R. Sigs.
8	Allen	E.R.	Lt.	151795	N’d. F.
9	Allen	L.	War Correspondent
10	Allen	R.L.	Lt.	158521	R.A.
11	Allgood	J.	Lt.	95136	R.A.
12	Allsebrook	P.W.	Capt.	143525	For’ters.
13	Anderson	A.	Lt.	160609	R.A.S.C.
14	Anderson	G.T.	Capt.	56988	Ches.
15	Andrews	E.J.S.	2/Lt.	177278	R.T.R.
16	Andrews	R.	2/Lt.	165895	Cam. H.
17	Arbib	J.R.	Lt.	197906	R.T.R.
18	Archdale	A.M.	Lt.	165039	S.G.
19	Ardern	C.	Lt.-Col.	15616	R.A.
20	Ardizzone	M.I.	2/Lt.	174037	R.T.R.
21	Argent	D.E.T.	Lt.	92820	R.A.
22	Armstrong	G.L.W.	Lt.	207769	Bord.
23	Bailey	L.W.	Capt.	103105	R.A.
24	Bain	J.	Lt.	204923	Cam. H.
25	Bainbridge	G.T.	Lt.	176074	Gn. How.
26	Baines	A.C.	2/Lt.	177309	R.A.C.
27	Bampton	B.J.	Lt.	134980	R.A.C.
28	Bangham	K.D.	Capt.	89530	R.A.
29	Barnes	B.G.	Capt.	101327	R.A.S.C.
30	Barnett	J.N. Cochrane-	Lt.	15076	S.G.
31	Barnett	J.V.	Lt.	177689	Recce C.
32	Barnett	P.G.	Lt.	85312	Leic.
33	Barnsdale	R.D.	Lt.	149009	Essex
34	Barshall	P.F.	Capt.	90726	R.A.
35	Bateman	G.C.	Capt.	107353	R.A.S.C.
36	Bath	K.C.	2/Lt.	189167	K.O.R.R.
37	Baty	D.E.	Lt.	91180	R.A.
38	Beasley	D.A.	Lt.	190580	R.A.C.
39	Bell	E.A.	Capt.	65878	R.E.
40	Bell	T.M. Harrington-	Lt.	134403	R.A.
41	Bennett	F.J.	Lt.	145455	R.T.R.
42	Benson	P.C.B.	Lt.	145460	R.A.C.
43	Bevis	W.J.	Lt.	138359	R.A.
44	Bigg	F.V.J.	Lt.	117555	R.A.C.
45	Birch	F.N.	Lt.	148430	R.A.
46	Bird	N.F.G.	Lt.	204929	R.A.S.C.
47	Birtles	H.L.	Lt.	92239	E. York.
48	Blackah	J.W.	Lt.	198071	R.A.
49	Blackman	M.J.D’a.	Capt.	71178	For’ters
50	Blackwell	J.G.	Lt.	77921	C.G.
51	Blaiklock	W.	Lt.	145214	R.A.
52	Blair	D.A.	Capt.	73177	Seaf.
53	Blake	R.N.W.	Lt.	137854	R.A.
54	Bloor	K.W.H.	Capt.	100226	R.A.
55	Bogod	M.S.	2/Lt.	187918	R.A.
56	Bollon	M.C.	Capt.	99786	Buffs
57	Bompas	W.M.G.	Lt.	179942	R.A.
58	Bonnello	H.W.	Lt.	235309	R.A.
59	Borradaile	R.G.	Capt.	63631	Cam. H.
60	Bourhill	D.T.	Lt.	201655	R.A.
61	Bouverat	R.G.	2/Lt.	194011	R.A.S.C.
62	Bowell	H.R.W. Wake-	Capt.	149135	S.G.
63	Bowen	J.H.	Lt.	162141	R.A.C.
64	Bowen	T.J.	Capt.	100229	Worc.
65	Bowes	W.E.	2/Lt.	156890	R.A.
66	Bowie	L.G.	Lt.		R.T.R.
67	Bowley	J.W.	Capt.	143272	R.A.
68	Bowman	W.	Capt.	109102	R.E.M.E.
69	Boyt	H.A.	Capt.	143637	R.A.
70	Bradley	D.	Capt.	68251	R.T.R.
71	Brady	F.B.T.	2/Lt.	201143	Worc.
72	Bramley	T.E.	Capt.	138256	Gn. How.
73	Brandwood	R.N.	Lt.	8*563	Lan. F.
74	Brehaut	D.H.	Capt.	104836	R. Sigs.
75	Brennan	G.A.L.	Lt.	222402	R.A.
76	Brett	H.S.	Lt.	184661	R.A.
77	Brettell	D.C.	2/Lt.	224975	R.E.
78	Brewster	H.R.	Maj.	56793	R.A.
79	Briggs	D.E.F.	Lt.	121275	R.A.
80	Brigstocke	G.R.W.	Lt.	129161	R.A.
81	Broad	C.	2/Lt.	226919	Worc.
82	Broadhead	A.N.	Lt.	171883	R.A.O.C.
83	Bromley	B.B.W.	Maj.	144608	R.A.O.C.
84	Brooks¹	C.A.	Maj.	36468	Essex
85	Browell	G.G.	Lt.	134406	R.A.
86	Brown	A.D.	Capt.	65664	A. & S.H.
87	Brown	C.	Capt.	71715	R.A.S.C.
88	Brown	F.R.	Capt.	100126	R.A.S.C.
89	Brown	H.E.W.G.	Lt.	69969	N’d. F.
90	Brown	N.	2/Lt.	201341	R.T.R.
91	Brown	R.P.	Capt.	105713	R.A.S.C.
92	Brown	R. Walker-	Capt.	74210	H.L.I.
93	Browne	C.	Lt.	79607	R.A.
94	Buchanan	D.W.	Lt.	140209	R.A.
95	Buchanan	H.A.D. (Desmond)	Lt.	124535	G.G.
96	Buckler	E.J.W.	Capt.	134236	R.A.
97	Buckley	H.S.	Capt.	88166	E. York.
98	Bull	D.F.	Lt.	145591	R.A.
99	Bulpin	T.I.	2/Lt.	214644	D.L.I.
100	Burd	K.J.	Maj.	105962	R.A.C.
101	Burne	E.O.	Lt.-Col.	30666	R.A.C.
102	Burnett	G.P.	2/Lt.	186922	S.G.
103	Burton	W.T.	Lt.	211633	C.G.
104	Butcher	C.G.	Lt.	242739	W. York.
105	Butler	C.F.	Lt.	164957	R.A.
106	Butterworth	F.J.	Capt.	57836	R.A.
107	Buxton	R.E.	Lt.	198052	R.T.R.
108	Byrne	W.J.	Capt.	189128	R.A.S.C.
109	Caldwell	D.Y.	Capt.	90268	D.L.I.
110	Calverley	F.A.	Capt.	166250	R.A.
111	Cameron	A.G.	Capt.	137928	Cam. H.
112	Campbell	J.R.	Lt.	119958	R.E.




	Eagle	R.G.	2/Lt.	176997	R.A.
	Earle	F.J.W.	Capt.	90130	R.A.S.C.
	Earle	P.K.	Capt.	113435	R.A.C.
	Eary	H.J.	Lt.	201691	R.A.
	Ebben	D.M.S.	Lt.	105289	S.W.B.
	Eddie	C.	Lt.	129110	R.A.
	Edgar	E.J.	Lt.	94634	R.E.
	Edgar	J.F.	2/Lt.	201239	R.E.
	Edge	C.G.J.	Maj.	44078	R.A.
	Edge	J.B.	Lt.	92846	R.A.
	Edgell	L.B.	2/Lt.	193939	R.A.O.C.
	Edmiston	P.F.	Lt.	184406	R.A.S.C.
	Edmunds	D.L.	Capt.	129915	R.A.S.C.
	Ellicott	F.A.	2/Lt.	198023	R.A.
	Ellington	D.C.	Lt.	177631	Gn. How.
	Ellison	K.	2/Lt.	155885	R.A.C.
	Elphinstone	G.S.	Capt.	140374	R.A.S.C.
	Elsworth	F.L.	Capt.	124942	R.A.S.C.
	Ely	T.E.	Lt.	143735	Hamp.
	Erskine	J.A.W. St. Clair-	Lt.	138623	C.G.
	Evans	R.H.	Lt.	179922	I. of C.
	Eve	G.H.	Lt.	129280	R.A.
	Everett	E.N.	Lt.-Col.	20760	K.O.R.R.
	Everitt	G.M.	Lt.	129337	E. Surr.
	Ewan	W.M.R.	Lt.	160087	R.E.
	Falkner	M.N.	Capt.	148253	R.A.
	Farmiloe	M.D.B	Lt.	133239	C.G.
	Farquhar	P. Burns-	Capt.	121653	R.A.S.C.
	Fennessey	V.C.	Capt.	113931	Cam. H.
	Ferguson	D.A.	Lt.	129792	R.A.S.C.
	Ferguson	J.Y.	Lt.	86454	R. Sigs.
	Fewster	S.H.	2/Lt.	235296	E. York.
	Fidgeon	P.L.	2/Lt.	180815	R.A.S.C.
	Fincham	H.	Capt.	148749	R.A.S.C.
	Finnis	S.A.	Maj.	52168	R.E.
	Firth	J.H.	Lt.	92857	R.A.
	Fisher	F.F.	Lt.	121138	For’ters.
	Fisher	G.B.	Lt.	129718	R.A.C.
	Fitz-Simon	W.	Lt.	198100	R.A.
	Flint	L.J.	Lt.	170377	R.A.S.C.
	Flowerdew	G.D.H.	Capt.	44838	R.A.
	Forster	G.W.	Rev.	131602	Chap. Dpt.
	Forster	K.H.	Capt.	74732	Gn. How.
	Foster	D.H.	2/Lt.	190332	R.A.S.C.
	Foulgar	J.A.	2/Lt.	172958	R.A.
	Foulsham	P.L.	Lt.	137116	R.A.




	Mather*	D.C. MacD.	Capt.	124488	W.G.

	Mumford	E.N.	Capt.	AI. 632	3 G.R.

	Needler	J.A.	2/Lt.	210470	R.A.
	Newby	G.E. (Eric)	Lt.	153984	B. Watch
	Nicholls	A.L.	Capt.	131418	R.E.M.E.
	Nicol	W.P.	Maj.	23843	R.A.
	Nobbs	B.S.E.	Lt.	140282	R.E.
	Norbrook	G.R.E.	Lt.	134128	Worc.
	Notley	R.A.	Lt.	75332	R.A.
	Nott	D.H. (Donald)	Maj.	39477	Worc.
	Nuttall	G.G.	Lt.	102735	Gn. How.





	Pyman	H.D.	Maj.	53751	For’ters.

	TO	BE	CONT



	Wheeler	R.H.L.	Lt.-Col.	34344	R.A.

	Younger	J.W. (Jack)	Lt.	114122	C.G.

* Related to M.S.M.T. Trustee

Regimental Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Full Title of Regiment or Corps	Abbreviation	Full Title of Regiment or Corps
10 H.	10th Royal Hussars	Lan. F.	Lancashire Fusiliers
11 H.	11th Hussars	Leic.	Leicestershire Regiment
12 L.	12th Royal Lancers	Linc.	Lincolnshire Regiment
16/5 L.	16th/5th The Queen’s Royal Lancers	N’d.F.	Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
17/21 L.	17th/21st Lancers	P.C.
4 H.	4th Queen’s Own Hussars	P.C. (Cyp.)
7 H.	7th Queen’s Own Hussars	Queens	Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
8 H.	8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars	R. Bde.	Rifle Brigade
A. & S.H.	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders	R. Sigs.	Royal Signals
A.A.C.	Army Air Corps	R.A.	Royal Artillery
B. & H.	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment	R.A.C.	Royal Armoured Corps
Bord.	Border Regiment	R.A.Ch.D.	Royal Army Chaplains Department
Buffs.	Royal East Kent Regiment (“The Buffs”)	R.A.M.C.	Royal Army Medical Corps
C.G.	Coldstream Guards	R.A.O.C.	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Cam. H.	Cameron Highlanders	R.A.S.C.	Royal Army Service Corps
Ches.	Cheshire Regiment	R.A.M.C.	Royal Army Medical Corps
D.C.L.I.	Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry	R.E.	Royal Engineers
D.L.I.	Durham Light Infantry	R.E.M.E.	Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
D.W.R.	Duke of Wellington’s Regiment	R.T.R.	Royal Tank Regiment
E. Surr.	East Surrey Regiment	R.U. Rif.	Royal Ulster Rifles
E. York.	East Yorkshire Regiment (D of Y’s Own)	Recce. C.
Essex.	Essex Brigade	S. G.	Scots Guards
For’ters.	Sherwood Foresters (Notts. & Derby. Regt.)	S.W.B.	South Wales Borders
Gen. List	General List	W. Yorks.	West Yorkshire Regiment (P of W Own)
Gn. How.	Green Howards	War.	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
H.L.I.	Highland Light Infantry	Welch/W.G.	Welsh Guards
Hamp.	Hampshire Regiment	Worc.	Worcestershire Regiment
I.C.	Intelligence Corps	Y. & L.	York and Lancaster Regiment
K.O.R.R.	King’s Own Royal Regiment
K.R.R.C.	King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Acronyms		Acronyms
Lt.-Col.	Lieutenant-Colonel.	Lt.	Lieutenant.
Maj.	Major.	2/Lt.	Second Lieutenant.
Capt.	Captain.	Rev.	Reverend.

36468 Major Charles Attfield BROOKS, OBE, MiD, 2/5 Essex Regiment: POW – WW2Talk
GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR – dated 23 April 1945.
MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
PG 75 Bari, Italy 10 July – 21 Aug 42
PG 21 Chieti, Italy 22 Aug – 21 Dec 42
PG 38 Poppi, Italy 22 Dec 42 – 31 May 42 [43]
PG 49 Fontanellato, Italy 1 Jun – 9 Sep 43
STALAG VII A Moosburg Nov 10 – Dec 8 43
OFLAG VIII F Mahrisch Trubau Dec 10 ’43 – April 29 44
OFLAG 79 Brunswick May 1 ’43 – April 23 ’45
ESCAPES attempted:
Did you make any attempted or partly successful escapes? (Give details of each attempt accurately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, wherein when recaptured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to your companions?)
“No but whole camp (PG 49) escaped after Italian Armistice on 9 Sep 43. Accompanied by Lt. Col. E.N. EVERETT, King’s Own Royal Regiment. I walked southwards in attempt to rejoin our forces. After covering over 350 miles we were spotted by a fascist spy who handed us over to a German unit at FARA near GUARDIAGRELE south of CHIETI, Italy.” ↩︎

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