▁cross ▁into ▁occupied ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁Reich enberg ▁prison . ▁ ▁The ▁four ▁air men ▁were ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁Gest ap o ▁at ▁ 4 AM ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁prison ▁camp ▁by ▁road ▁but ▁near ▁J elen ia ▁G ora ▁then ▁called ▁Hir sch berg ▁they ▁were ▁shot . ▁K ier ath ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁esc apers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁listed ▁by ▁SS - G ru ppen fu hrer ▁Arthur ▁Neb e ▁to ▁be ▁killed ▁ ▁so ▁was ▁amongst ▁those ▁executed ▁and ▁murder ed ▁by ▁the ▁Gest ap o . ▁He ▁was ▁amongst ▁those ▁cre m ated ▁at ▁Bru x . ▁His ▁remains ▁are ▁now ▁buried ▁in ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Poz nan ▁Old ▁G arrison ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁press ▁maintained ▁a ▁ch ase ▁for ▁information ▁and ▁justice ▁for ▁their ▁murder ed ▁air men . ▁His ▁name ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁murder ed ▁officers ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁newsp apers ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁His ▁consp ic uous ▁bra very ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁a ▁M ention ▁in ▁Des patch es ▁as ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁relevant ▁decor ations ▁then ▁available ▁could ▁be ▁awarded ▁post hum ously . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁supp lement ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Gazette ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁On ▁