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- CovWarkCSVActionDesk
- People in story:听
- THOMAS SCOTTING
- Location of story:听
- GERMANY
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A6643596
- Contributed on:听
- 03 November 2005
This story was submitted to the People's War Website by Chloe Broadley of the Coventry and Warwickshire Action Desk on behalf of Mrs. Beryl Frost and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
My brother was only in the Forces eight months then he was captured. He was in Stalag XXA for about five and a half years. He used to get out of the camp and steal bread - the others said he was the only one with the nerve to do it. Then he and two others - another soldier and an airman - escaped. They met up with the Americans, then they were sent back. He brought two mates home: he had developed from a tall, slim lad into a big broad man - with only one tooth left in his head! The two mates were supposed to look after him - but he looked after them - "I could tell you come from a big family" - he was the eldest of nine. He had written a diary , but me mum wouldn't let us read it - said we were too young.
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