Henk,
Assuming that the article describes the same Frank McCaffrey, it so appears that he was taken prisoner as early as 1941 on Crete.
The article is in fact his obituary (died 19 March 2002) and can be found when you scroll down on
www.coolrunning.com.au/latestnews/2002_04_01_archive.shtml
Groet,
Leendert
Brugge/Belgium