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These drawings of "name cards" by Robert Toomey while a prisoner of war identify some of his fellow prisoners in Stalag Luft 7 and Stalag 3A.
These drawings of "name cards" by Robert Toomey while a prisoner of war identify some of his fellow prisoners in Stalag Luft 7 and Stalag 3A.
On each "name card" drawing a prisoner wrote his name, military trade, squadron, home town and the date and location he was shot down or taken prisoner.
POW photographs of many of the prisoners listed here from Robert Toomey's collection can be found in the section "Fellow Prisoners of War".
Toomey also entered information for his pilot, Capt. William "Bud" Fairgrieve, who was killed in the attack on their plane on August 17, 1944 over Denmark after returning from a bombing raid on Stettin, Germany.
Images of pages from Robert Toomey's diary © Claude Lafleur
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Earl F. Garland (R153444), Navigator, RCAF, 514 Sqdn. Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Shot down July 27, 1944 over Stuttgart, Germany
Roy G. Walker (R77823), W. Op./AG, RCAF, 180 Sqdn., Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. Shot down August 9, 1944 over Dieppe Valley
Alexander Clark (2884663), RAF, Banchory, Scotland. Captured June 18, 1944 - France
Herbert Vincent Scully (1681512), W. Op./AG, RAF, Liverpool, England. Shot down May 10, 1944 Leghorn, Italy
Robt. Toomey (R82585), Flt. Engr., RCAF, 428 Sqdn., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Shot down August 17, 1944, Stettin, Germany
Bryan R. J. Pring (1853987), AG, RAF, 467 Sqdn., Devon, England. Shot down off Caen, July 28, 1944
Signed by POWs at Stalag Luft VII and Stalag 3A
W.R. McBurney (R132139), Flt. Engr., RCAF. Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Shot down 1/4/44 over Loire, France
Frank Andrews (1078392), W. Op./AG, RAF 620 Sqdn., Essex, England. Shot down Arnheim, Holland, 21st Sep., 1944
F. R. Conner (625341), RAF, W. Op./AG, Lancing, England. Brought down Lampedusa, Germany. Out of petrol, 27th Sep., 1940
P.D. Jack (1821450), Flt. Engr., RAF, Blairgowrie, Perths., Scotland. Shot down on Sterkrade, 6th Oct. 1944
Gilbert F. McElroy (R169230), AG, RCAF, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Shot down May 21, 1944 Duisberg, Germany
S. Wright (189352), RAF, England. Shot down Holland 15th August, 1944 in Lancaster KB749
Charles Kelly (R54380), Observer, RCAF, 51 Sqdn., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Shot down Nov. 8, 1941 Berlin, Germany
Kenneth Lowe (R204449), AG, RCAF 434 Sqdn., Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. Shot down Aug. 13, 1944 Brunswick [Braunschweig]
Irwin Wall (R213532), RCAF, 434 Sqdn., White Fox, Saskatchewan, Canada. Shot down Aug. 13, 1944 Brunswick [Braunschweig]
Father John Berry (P/100651) RAF, Addr. - Erdington Abbey, Birmingham, England.
Jim Umscheid (R149240), RCAF, Flt. Engr., 405 Sqdn., Milo, Alberta, Canada. Shot down August 17th, 1944 Stettin, Germany
Gordon Johnston (R108304), RCAF, 424 Sqdn., Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Shot down June 28, 1944. Target - Metz
Dave Hardy (R218193), RCAF, Tail Gunner, 408 Sqdn., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Shot down Nov. 4, 1944 Bochum, Germany
Louis E. Patterson (R151464), RCAF, Navigator, 44 Sqdn., Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Shot down July 29, 1944 Stuttgart, Germany
J.L. (Len) Wilson (1675968), glider pilot, RAF *, Bircotes, Doncaster, Yorkshire England. Taken prisoner 17/9/1944, Arnhem Holland
Peter Angus Thomson (415285), Stalag Luft 7 Camp Leader *, Moora, Western Australia
William Karl Clarke (R252617), RCAF 405 Sqdn., Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Shot down Sept. 12, 1944 Bremmen, Germany
Thomas Davidson (R202589), RCAF 428 Sqdn (Ghost), Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. Shot down Aug. 18, 1944 Bremen, Germany
E.H. (Howard) Hyde (R217237), RCAF 426 Sqdn, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Shot down Bochum, Nov. 4, 1944
R. van der Heijden (12623), RNAF 320 Sqdn Dutch, South Northwich Cheshire, England. Shot down and wounded 15 June 1944, Frankreich, France
Harold D. La Pointe (R187666), RCAF 429 Sqdn Mid-Upper Gunner, Dresden, Ontario. Shot down May 24, 1944 over Aachen, Germany.
T. E. Hayes (R204051), RCAF 12 Sqdn, Mid-Upper Gunner, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Shot down Aug. 13, 1944 over Brunswick [Braunschweig]
Frank Norris (573714), RAF Bomb Aimer, Thurso Caithness, Scotland. Shot down May 10th, 1944 over San Bernadetto, Italy. 37 Sqdn C.M.F.
Memory of Ken Slack (R123313), Canadian, Drowned on his way home rescuing a child in the Elbe, 9-5-45 . See excerpt from Toronto Daily Star, July 24, 1945 below.
[Excerpt from the Toronto Daily Star, July 24, 1945: Flt. Sgt. Kenneth Earl Clifford Slack drowned May 9, 1945 trying to rescue a German whose boat had capsized in the Elbe River. "The camp in which Earl was a prisoner was liberated by the Russians April 22, and the boys were on their way home. Camped one day on the banks of the Elbe, Earl noticed that a German was in difficulties when his boat had upset," his mother said. "Earl and a companion swam out to save him, but Earl was carried away by the swift current while both the German and Earl's companion were saved." Source: Find a Grave.com]
H. W. Klatt (R157721), RCAF, Lemberg, Saskatchewan, Canada. Shot down over Arnheim, Netherlands Sept 19th, 1944.
William "Bud" Fairgrieve (J25437), pilot of Robert Toomey's aircraft, RCAF 428 Sqdn. Died August 17th, 1944 off Sejero island, Denmark. (Added by Robert Toomey.)
Above photos: Spitfire and Avro Lancaster, Wikimedia Commons public domain.
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