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The only other place could have been Crete he was put in a commando unit at the beginning of the war and trained up north of Scotland.He was captured and made several escape attempts.His brother James was captured at Arnhem and when he was taken to pow camp his brother robert was standing at the gate. They hadn't seen each other since the start of the war.They were both in HLI TA based in Maryhill before the war.Robert helped make fake papers for pow's to escape.He started writing a book but it was passed to his son who kept it don't know where he is.

El Alamein seems unlikely - apart from a brief deployment to cover the withdrawal from Cherburg right after Dunkirk, the 52nd div saw its heaviest fighting in its first real deployment to open the river to the port of Antwerp in the Scheldt battles in the fall of 1944.

sorry for not replying thank you for your help and trouble.

James might have been transferred to royal scots guards

thank you I think Robert is the one at muhlberg and what we have passed down isthat James was in the pratroops and when james was captured 1944 robert was waiting at the gates of the camp so I don't think this person is my other uncle.Is .there any other way I can find out

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WWII Prisoners of War - soldier details
Name: J. MACDONALD

Rank: Private

Regiment: The Highland Light Infantry

Army No: 3312999

Camp No: 344

Prisoner of War No: 108682

Record office: Infantry Record Office, Perth

Camp type: STALAG

Camp location: Lamsdorf

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WWII Prisoners of War - soldier details
Name: R. MACDONALD

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment: The Highland Light Infantry

Army No: 3318658

Camp No: 4B

Prisoner of War No: 76150

Record office: Infantry Record Office, Perth

Camp type: STALAG

Camp location: Muhlberg (Elbe)

Notes:

Andy

No idea if right person or not

Name: R. MacDonald
Rank: Lance Corporal
Army Number: 3318658
Regiment: Highland Light Infantry
POW Number: 76150
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Number: IV-B
Camp Location: Mühlberg/Elbe, Brandenburg
Record Office: Infantry Record Office, Perth
Record Office Number: 16

I am trying to trace 2 uncles who both ended up in the same pow camp at different periods in ww2.I have tried pow records but I don't have much detail about James soldier no. I do know that they were in stalag 4b .Muhlbeerg. James was captured at Arnhem and Robert was captured I believe at El Alemain.Can any one help me. They were in the TA before the war their Regiment of HLI 52nd Lowland div,based in Glasgow.