SOUTH ALBERTA REG'T PRISONERS OF WAR

Little has been written about the men who were taken as POWs except for that famous line "for them the war was over".

The SAR POWs fought a different kind of war.  Their battles were fought against demoralization, boredom, starvation and humiliation.  War left all the solders with scars of one sort or another.  It was no different for the POWs.  The issue of being taken as a POW is of special interest to me as my dad, Lt. Bob Crawford, along with the members of several tank crews became prisoners of war on February 27, 1945 at the Hochwald     

I have some knowledge of my dad's experiences and had the opportunity of meeting with Jack Gardiner of Winnipeg who was one of the men who was captured that day.  I also had the opportunity to speak with Ed Thorn who was also captured on February 27th.   This page is dedicated to all the South Alberta Regiment prisoners of war.  I am honoured to be able to share some of their experiences on this website.  Of special interest on this page is the story of the capture and internment of some of the SAR pows as written by Jack Gardiner.  Please click on Jack's name to read his story.

Please scroll to the bottom of this page to see 'before and after' pictures of Stalag 11B

Some of the South Alberta POWS that I am aware of are: (click on name for more information)

Only some of the names are linked at this point as we are still working on gathering more information.

* If you were a SAR prisoner of war or know of a member of your family who was a POW and if you are interested in telling your story please contact me through the website e-mail address

Click here for the story of  "The Little Brown Hen at Stalag 11-B"

TO VIEW PICTURES OF STALAG 11 B - CLICK HERE

(Stalag 11B is where the members of the SAR were incarcerated)

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Tuesday October 29, 2013

UP DATED  29-10-2013