Research Resources

  • South African Army records from: Dept of Defence, Documentation Centre, Private Bag X289, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
  • POW records from The International Committee of the Red Cross www.icrc.org
  • World War 2 Talk Forum excellent website and forum with a lot of knowledgeable contributors and members. Many of the details I have found came from here.
  • South African Military History Society Lots of excellent articles focusing on South Africa
  • Stalag VIIB / 344 Lamsdorf website. Great info on the camp and history. There is also a Facebook group with many helpful members

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  1. Jason, thanks for this fascinating bio of your grandfathers including my first cousin Thomas Arthur Leith which I’ll treasure.
    Best regards, Ian.

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