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John Eric Frederick Stuckey

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1977 book by Fred Stickey based on his P.O.W. diary

"Sometimes Free" book by Fred Stuckey

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Eric Frederick AWMM
  • Surname
    Stuckey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 5164 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 August 1916 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM C/o M. Durrant, Taoroa, Taihape, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs D. Stuckey (mother), 158 Manchester Street, Fielding, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 5164 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2
      Greece, Europe AWMM
      1 April 1941 AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
      Greece, Europe List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag 383 (previously Oflag III-C), Hofenfells, Bavaria 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
    Was held at Stalag 383 Hohen Fels Public - Allan - Researcher - 26 January 2019 - Imerpial POW Section 4 pages 2 and 33
  • POW serial number
    4410 Public - Allan - Researcher - 26 January 2019 - Imerpial POW Section 4 pages 2 and 33

Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Stuckey spent a good deal of his time as a prisoner of war either at liberty or in solitary confinement. He made four successful breaks but was recaptured each time. For these and two other unsuccessful attempts, he spent 195 days in solitary confinement. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1984 BDM, deaths
    BDM, deaths
  • Date of death
    9/3/1984 Public - Allan - Researcher - 3 January 2019 - Manawatu District Council cemetery records
  • Age at death
    67 Public - Allan - Researcher - 3 January 2019 - Manawatu District Council cemetery records
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Feilding Cemetery Public - Allan - Researcher - 3 January 2019 - Manawatu District Council cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    Block RSA Row 203 Plot 26 Public - Allan - Researcher - 3 January 2019 - Manawatu District Council cemetery records
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Author of:

    Sometimes free : my escapes from German P.O.W. camps / J.E.F. Stuckey. Published c.1977.

    John Eric Fredrick Stuckey, 1916 - 1984
    John Eric Fredrick Stuckey was born 1916, to Eric Ernest Stuckey and Dorothy Stuckey (born Bell).
    Eric was born in 1899. Dorothy was born in 1881.
    John married ? Stuckey (born Robinson).
    They had 4 children: Eric Ernest Stuckey and 3 other children.
    John passed away in 1984, at age 67.
    Public - John - Researcher - 10 February 2018
    Report 

Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Sinclair, D. (1954). 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
    http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-19Ba.html
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 175 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Sinclair, D. (1954). 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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02 April 2021JohnAustraliaResearcher
26 January 2019AllanFeildingResearcher
10 February 2018JohnAustraliaResearcher

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