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Project to collect the profiles of Allied Prisoners of War who escaped to Hungary where they were interned until the German take over of Hungary in 1944.
A sizable group were interned as the guests on the estate of Count Mihály Andrássy at Szigetvar.
This project may also collect profiles of those that looked after, helped or collaborated with the internees during their captivity, as well as interned civilians.
Will also deal with WW1 in respects to the Hungarian portion of the empire where appropriate.
From this we will develop a story of Hungary in relation to the world during the war years.
And develop the project according. So the description is a work in progress.
Some Profiles to located and added from documents attached to this project:
Roy Spencer NATUSCH (1918–2009)
to his brothers-in-arms he was Sapper Natusch, to the Greeks he was simply Roy, to the Hungarians he was Captain Natusch, to the German Gestapo he was Lieutenant Eddie van Hootegem, to his POW comrades he was both Henry Lowenstein and the fictional Mario Brioni, but to the world he was known as the “Double Dutchman”.
BARRETT, Reginald W/O 937633, RAF
CLEMENT, Lt. Thomas, S.O.E. agent
van der WAALs, Lt. G., escaped POW Royal Dutch Army
ALBERT, Lt. J. (Gabriel HARASZTHY), I.S.L.D. (M.I.6) agent
Schmalz, Mr. Joseph – helper of the following three persons
Park, Gordon, New Zealand Forces
Jones, William, Royal British Forces
van Hootegem, E.J.C., Royal Dutch Army, Guards (Alias of Roy Spencer NATUSCH)
Airmen at Siklos, March 1944
Houghton, H.J.
Erickson, H.
Montgomery, Jack
Day, D.
Miller, A.E.
Prentice, L.H.
Reno, Wm. E.
Bridges, R.
Lowland, G.
Mainard (?), A.H.
Kandarian, H.A.
Gore-Symes, Miss E – Commendation Certificate
Szalai, Dr. T. and Mrs. T. Szalai – King’s Medals for Courage
Szent-Ivanyi, Revd. Dr. – King’s Medal for Courage
Szladits, Dr. C. – King’s Medal for Courage