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Lance Corporal
Victor Kensett Styles
1918 - 2001
Royal Armoured Corps
2nd Armoured Division
Service Record
Victors army records states that he was enlisted to the Royal Armoured Corps was posted to 4th County of London Yeomanry in 1939, then posted to Headquarters 2nd Armoured Division 1940 Reported missing in Trobruk in 1940, was confirm POW in 1941, his Military Conduct was Exemplary Testimonial: "A very capable man of excellent appearance and character. He is meticulous in his work and thoroughly honest and sober." medals issued - mentioned in despatches London Gazette 20.09.45 1939-45 Star, Africa Star and War Medal 1939-45 After the War Victor K Styles lived in the London area he went into teaching, and devoted his time in helping people, he died in West Hampstead, London in 2001.
Imformation Wanted
I am researching my late uncle Victor Kensett STYLES, a POW who during World War Two escaped from PG 52 PM 3100, Chiavari, Liguria, Italy, the story we are told is that the prisoners were transferred from the camp by train to Germany in around 1942, he and other POW’s jumped out of the train near Lake Como, Italy. Victor then joined the partisans and was active in the north of Lake Como which is near the Swiss border this could be in the Colico area, he had a partner in who worked the an electric company called Bruno. He was repatriated in 1944, when the allies liberated the area. I understand he and others caused a lot of inconvenience to the occupying forces and the Italian fascists.
I am trying to trace my uncle's movements during WORLD WAR 2, he was a British prisoner or war in camp Capua. When the allies landed Scilly and to the mainland of Italy he was transferred to Germany by train, he and others an others escaped and joined the partisans. He was captured in North Africa at Mechili in 1941This information was supplied by the Red Cross. The infomation I have in the Lake Como area, I am not sure where the Capua are is in Italy.
Vic Styles from Southampton England
VKStyles Nephew - victorjohn@btinternet.com
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