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Lieutenant D. G. Olliff
Unit : 133 Parachute Field Ambulance
Army No. : 306048
The following is Staff-Sergeant Hares' MI9 report.
STATEMENT BY:
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306048.
Lieut. D.E. OLLIFF. 7344627.
R.S.M. BOWE, G.L. 7373478.
Sgt. FLOYD, J.C. 7260631.
Sgt. GODDARD, G.H. 7522576.
Cpl. HOUGH, J.D. 7346633.
Cpl. BURTON, G.H. 10511115.
Cpl. CHEYNE, R. 7345339.
L/Cpl. OLIVER, W. 7358781.
L/Cpl. RANSOM, J.G. 7399403.
Pte. CHAPMAN, D. 7375096.
Pte. CHAPMAN, T.B. 7377931. Pte. SALTER, K.E. |
7365122.
Pte. GALE, P.J. 7360980.
Pte. HEARTH, R.D. 7361909.
Pte. COOPER, D.W. 7374855.
Pte. SMITH, C.J. 7365499.
Pte. BALDWIN, R. 7535292.
Pte. SMITH, E.T.C. 7385287.
Pte. CRANNAGE, T.W. 7341841.
Pte. CLEMENTS, A.J. 7356942.
Pte. BRUNNEY, J.A.C. 14303570.
Pte. CHAMBERS, A. 2061133.
Pte. BURNS, G.W. 14581538. Pte. TAYLOR, D. |
All
of 133 Para Fd Amb, 1 Airborne Div.
(Narration
by Lieut. D.E. OLLIFF.)
Evaded
for 7 days. Taken over by Underground Organisation.
I,
along with 31 O.R’s, was taken over by the Underground Organisation after
evading for 7 days. During the following 3 weeks we hid on farms and on 20 Oct
44 moved South towards the NEDER RHINE.
Crossed
River west of RENKUM.
Eventually
the party grew to over 120 and the river was crossed west of RENKUM. Capt.
WAINWRIGHT and C.S.M. GRAINGER of
the 156 and 10 Bn, Para Regt recce’d the area. Extremely good work.
Some
R.A.M.C. personnel attempted to escape South and cross the river at a point
near MAURIK on 9 Oct 44. They were:
7263776.
Q.M.S. GAVIN, P.C. }
7360808.
Pte. McKNIGHT, J.
} Taken P/W.
7371597.Pte.
STRANKS, E.W. }
7518308.
L/Cpl. PIMPERTON, F.J.
}
7262537.
S/Sgt. HARES, F.A.
} Succeeded in escaping.
7357098.
Pte. BAGWELL, A.
}
90376.
Pte. EASTMAN, L.F.
}
INTERVIEWED
BY: I.S.9 (W.E.A.) 23 Oct 44.
My thanks to Bob Hilton for this account.