Robert Deacon “Bob” Tant
Sergeant · NZ #16650 · T1 Patrol
| Rank | Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #16650 |
| Patrol | T1 Patrol |
| Known as | “Bob” |
| Born | 1919-03-20 |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Dodecanese, 15 Nov 1943 |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/126014 |
What this roll records
In the Aegean (1943) went to Calino to gather information; captured and taken to Cos, escaped to Turkey and returned to Leros after a fortnight missing — only to be taken prisoner again during the invasion of Leros by the same German paratroop company, 16 November 1943. Source: ‘Invasion of the Dodecanese Islands’ (Battle of Leros / Assault on Levita), Episodes & Studies Vol. 1 (NZ official war history).
Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Dodecanese operations, 1943: prisoner of war 15 Nov 1943. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, LRDG (UK) Association.
Prisoner-of-war camp: Stalag VIII-C (code 8C), POW No. 86900. Source: Germany & German-Occupied Territories Imperial POW Alphabetical List, Section 4 (N.Z.), 2NZEF. Transcription via Zenodo (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.3632116, CC BY 4.0).
Captured 15 November 1943; POW at Stalag VIII-C, Sagan. Clerk in civilian life. Embarked/served with Infantry Reinforcements. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Full name Robert Deacon; known as Bob. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
The Kiwi Scorpions (Brendan O'Carroll): Sgt R. D. Tant — clerk, Christchurch; born Christchurch, 20 Mar 1919; prisoner of war 16 Nov 1943.
Clerk, of Christchurch; born Christchurch, 20 Mar 1919. Prisoner of war, 16 Nov 1943. Source: Episodes & Studies Vol. 1 (biographical notes).
Aegean/Dodecanese operations, 1943: listed as Sergeant Tant, service no. 16650; taken prisoner of war, 15 Nov 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix V, Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 4, p.344. Unit history: Mason, W.W. (1954). Prisoners of war. External links: Germany imperial POW list, section 4 (Zenodo): https://zenodo.org/records/3955186 Also cited: List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War 1941-1945, AWMM Library MS 2009/8.
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