The documents below are from Obermaschinenmaat Theo Hunkirchen's return to Europe to repatriation - March 1946 to 13 January 1947 |
On 24 March 1946 Theo arrived in Antwerp and was trasported to Camp 2227 at Cedelheim, Belgium |
PW Identity Card - Camp 2227, Cedelheim, Belgium - 27 March 1946 |
Immunization Register - Camp 2227, Cedelheim, Belgium - 9 April 1946 |
Hitler Jugend /Deutsches Jungvolk Questionnaire - 12 April 1946 |
In early May 1946 Theo was transferred from Antwerp to Great Britian arriving at 185 Springhill Lodge Camp, Blockley, Gloucestershire, UK on 14 May 1946. On 24 May 1946 he was transfered to Camp 37, Sudley Castle, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK |
Clothing and Equipment Record (Army Form H 1157) - 185 Springhill Lodge Camp - 4 June 1946 |
POW Index Card - 185 Springhill Lodge Camp - 19 May 1946 |
POW Post - from fellow Camp McCain POW, Btsmt Gerhard Eckert to Theo's father - 32 Camp Scrubs Lane Camp - 3 June 1946 |
POW Post - from Theo to his family - Camp 37, Sudley Castle - 15 July 1946 |
Medical Examination and Record Sheet - Camp 37, Sudley Castle - 17 October 1946 |
Certificate - List of personal property - Camp 37, Sudley Castle - 15 December 1946 |
On 17 December 1946 Theo was moved to Camp 4, Scraptoft, Thurnby, Leicestershire, UK and on 4 January 1947 was transfered by ship to Cuxhaven, Germany. He was taken to Munsterlager (discharge camp) by truck and then to Bonn for dismissal. |
Certificate of Discharge - Cologne, Germany - 6 January 1947 |
Military Payment Order - Cologne, Germany - 7 May 1947 |
Certificate of Clearance - Cologne, Germany - 28 July 1947 |
Certificate of Military Service - Berlin, Germany - 5 June 1961 |