Today I received some information from the ICRC in Geneva regarding my father, who was a POW in USA and England from 1944 - 1948. He was a Feldwebel in the 343 ID, and was captured in Brest/France. As place of detention it says in the letter:
"Prisoner of war in American hands detained in Camp Hearne, coming from 'St. Teconnec' (according to a capture card dated 28.09.1944 and a capture card dated 03.11.1944).
Prisoner of war in British hands arrived at PoW camp 2228 on 09.04.1946, coming from the USA (according to a form of personal particulars dated 11.04.1946)."
My question: where is Camp Hearne, and where is St. Teconnec?
Thanks,
Hiltraut
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Re: identify location
http://nautarch.tamu.edu/anth/waters/Hiltraut Tieden wrote:Today I received some information from the ICRC in Geneva regarding my father, who was a POW in USA and England from 1944 - 1948. He was a Feldwebel in the 343 ID, and was captured in Brest/France. As place of detention it says in the letter:
"Prisoner of war in American hands detained in Camp Hearne, coming from 'St. Teconnec' (according to a capture card dated 28.09.1944 and a capture card dated 03.11.1944).
Prisoner of war in British hands arrived at PoW camp 2228 on 09.04.1946, coming from the USA (according to a form of personal particulars dated 11.04.1946)."
My question: where is Camp Hearne, and where is St. Teconnec?
Thanks,
Hiltraut
http://camphearne.com/
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txrcf ... ECTION.htm
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Re: identify location
Thanks, Richard!
Now all I need is to find anything on St. Teconnec. As my father was captured in Brest, France, it might be a place there? All I could find was a St. Connec, perhaps they made a spelling mistake in the paperwork.
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Now all I need is to find anything on St. Teconnec. As my father was captured in Brest, France, it might be a place there? All I could find was a St. Connec, perhaps they made a spelling mistake in the paperwork.
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Re: identify location
Hello Hiltraut
I think it must be Saint Thegonnec (postal code 29410). A town located at 50 km of Brest.
Here below you have a link to further information about this town:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Th%C3%A9gonnec
Sorry the page is in french language but you have a little translation in english (click on the left).
Kindly regards from Belgium and apoliges for my poor english
Prosper
I think it must be Saint Thegonnec (postal code 29410). A town located at 50 km of Brest.
Here below you have a link to further information about this town:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Th%C3%A9gonnec
Sorry the page is in french language but you have a little translation in english (click on the left).
Kindly regards from Belgium and apoliges for my poor english
Prosper
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Re: identify location
Thank you so much, Prosper! Yes, I agree with you, it is Saint Thegonnec. I found even more links now (with the correct spelling) in English. When my father arrived in Texas as POW, he was coming from Saint Thegonnec according to the paperwork I received.
Thanks again Prosper and Richard!
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Thanks again Prosper and Richard!
Hiltraut