No.914809, Gunner, James Cyril BALAAM
Aged 25
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Born in 1920 1st qtr Bury St.Edmunds 4a:2266, son of Cyril and Kate B.BALAAM (née DEER) of 36 Northgate Street, Bury St.Edmunds
He was imprisoned (No. 12399) at Stalag 20-A , Torun, Poland. Stalag XX-A was a German World War II prisoner of war camp located in Toruń in German-occupied Poland. It was not a single camp and contained as many as 20,000 men at its peak. The main camp was located in seven forts of the 19th-century Toruń Fortress, located in the southern part of the city. Starting January 19th 1945 the prisoners were force marched south west, away from the Soviet advance. It was during this march that is seems James died. The camp they were taken from was liberated by the Russians on 1st February 1945 |
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Initially buried at Orbke, nr Fallingbostel and re-interred in 1946 Also commemorated in St.Edmundsbury Church on the King Edward School Memorial click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
