Bottom photo dad with two friends they are wearing kilts ,I have a letter from a lady who met my dad and his friends in Stalybridge and she says he went up stairs on the bus and caused a big laugh ,he and his friends had kilts on, she says they had told her and her friend who became my mother they were in the Queens own Highlanders
the bottom photo is dad in a P.O.W. camp ,Stalag xxa45
the bottom photo is dad in a P.O.W. camp ,Stalag xxa45 I have letters from M stammlager xxb 208 and Lager-Bezeichnung Stalagxxa 45
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You're the spitting image of your father in both of these.
Very interesting photos, thank you for sharing them. A couple of historical notes in case anyone is interested.
The Germans had military districts (Wherkreis) using Roman numerals. POW camps were designated by this number and a letter. Therefore StalagXXa is a Stammlager (base camp) of District 20 , first camp.
Stalagxxb is therefore the second camp of the same district
Both locations are now in Poland, XXa near Thorn / Torun and XXb near Marienburg / Malbork
I have found a copy of POW details on :- http://search.ancestry.co.uk/
I am looking into this thanks for the help.
He gets the hair from his mam though.
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