P.G. 29 VIANO (near Reggio)

In an attempt to try and identify Officers who were transferred from P.G. (Prigionieri di Guerra) 29 at VIANO to P.G.49 at FONTANELLATO I’ve decided to identify and list all men shown in WO392/21 as being held there as Imperial Prisoners of War, firstly in the British Army. P.G.29 VIANO was a World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp for officers, located in the province of Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Those highlighted are known to be in PG 49 at the time of the Italian Armistice on 8th September 1943.

No.	Name	Initials	Rank	Pers. No.	Regt. or Corps.
1	Allan	P.A.W.	2/Lt.	179849	Cam. H.
2	Anderson	W.H.	Maj.	68593	R.A.
3	Anson	H.E.	Maj.	39409	R. Bde.
4	Bailey	L.S.	Maj.	72697	R.A.S.C.
5	Banks	I.A.D.	Maj.	44006	R.A.C.
6	Barber	W.F.	Maj.	31165	R.A.
7	Basset	R.T.	Maj.	56742	R. Bde.
8	Berens	H.C.B.	Maj.	89051	R.A.C.
9	Birkin	P.L.	Maj.	45446	R.A.
10	Blackett	C.D.	Maj.	31489	Bays
11	Blackmore	J.C.	Maj.	73598	R.A.O.C.
12	Bleackley	E.O.	Maj.	52174	R. Sigs.
13	Bousfield	A.W.	Maj.	130213	11 H.
14	Bransom	H.I.	Maj.	63052	R.A.
15	Brewer	J.A.	Maj.	65715	E. Yorks.
16	Brook	J.S.	Maj.	44805	R.A.
17	Burton	R.S.	Maj.	30511	R.A.
18	Bush	W.E.	Lt.-Col.	11109	Gn. How.
19	Caldwell	E.C.	Capt.	157604	S.W.B.
20	Carmichael	J.A.G.	Maj.	67840	R.A.M.C.
21	Carr	C.V.	Maj.	121966	R.E.
22	Cassels	R.J.	Maj.	37482	R.A.
23	Cathie	I.A.B.	Maj.	157850	R.A.M.C.
24	Chance	R.F.L.	Maj.	49821	K.R.R.C.
25	Clayton	P.A.	Capt.	147264	I.C.
26	Clifford	L.H.	Maj.	65719	Recce. C.
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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.