| Surname: | Hoggan |
| Initials: | W C |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 2654265 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. 20/11/1929 he enlisted in the Coldstream Guards Regular Army for 7/5 years, , occupation Motor Mechanic, born South Shields, 4/2/1940 compulsory transfer to CMP. 7/2/46 to discharge. Captured North Africa. 29/1/42 Mechili no news of L/Cpl's Hoggan, Redpath and Vincent. 1 Armd Div Pro Coy, Unit War Diary WO 169/4051. All 3 became POW's. Casualty List 772/2, Middle East, Missing believed POW, date not reported. Casualty List 826/5, Wounded and POW previously shown in list 772 as missing believed POW, Middle East, date not reported. Casualty List 1776, POW, Previously reported wounded and POW, in German hands (Germany) not now POW, previous List 826, Western Europe. 4/11/48 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Africa Star, War Medal. Address:- 8 Keats Road, Chilton Buildings, New Ferryhill, Co. Durham. Questionnaire for Ex-POW, MI9/Gen/MI5-X. 85831. 2654265, Cpl, Hoggan, William Crombie, CMP, 1 Armoured Div Pro Coy, born 23/6/13, at South Shields, enlisted 20/11/29, recalled to colours 1/12/39, occupation Police Constable, , address: 147 Wenlock Road, South Shields, place and date of capture ? Nr Abedabia, Libya,, 21/1/42. Were you wounded when captured ? Yes, Main POW Camps ? Tripoli Hospital, Tripolitania28/1/42 to 6/2/42, Caserta, italy, 15/2/42 to 26/2/43, Parma, from 25/2/42 to 14/12/42, PG43, 14/12/43 to28/9/43, More Pongau, Austria from 24/8/43 to 19/11/43, Spittal, Austria, 15/11/43 to 23/3/44, were you in a working camp? Zlan Nr Spittal from 27/3/44 to 5 May 1945, farm track construction, Did you sufer from serious illness whilst POW? Yes, chicken pox, cause, epidemic, 3 weeks, 3/42, Impetigo, epidemic, 9 weeks, 11/44, did you receive adequate medical treatment ? Yes, British doctors. POW. Italian POW Camp No. AM, Military Hospital Angelo Massa, Palma. Stalag XVIIIA. Wolfsberg, Austria. 4/441948 he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, War Medal. Address:- 8 Keats Road, Chilton Buildings, Nr Ferryhill, Co Durham. William Crombie Hoggan. |
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| Imprisonment: | Stalag 18A AUSTRIA 🇦🇹 |