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William Maurice Broomhall
2 of 2 portraits of William Maurice Broomhall
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William Maurice Broomhall
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, June 1950
Given by Walter Stoneman, before 1951
Photographs Collection
NPG x190818
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- Walter Stoneman (1876-1958), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 18527 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
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Stewart Jameson
07 May 2018, 16:55
We bought Maj Gen Broomhalls house following his death. His family were the only previous occupants. We discovered that he was a Royal Engineer and was captured during the early part of the war in the retreat to Dunkirk. For a time he was the senior ranking British officer held at Colditz Castle
Caleb Broomhall
18 August 2018, 13:11
The Major-General was involved in an escape from the German WWII POW camp Biberach...The best known of these escape attempts was led by the late Major-General William Broomhall who impersonated a Wehrmacht general. The "general" and 4 others posing as an adjutant, a batman and two Swiss Red Cross officials managed to get out of the camp, but were re-captured about half an hour later. The operation was skilfully stage-managed with German uniforms specially made within the camp. This and a number of other escape attempts from Eichstätt are described in "South to Freedom" by Prittie and Edwards." From mgoodliffe.co.uk