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Pte. William James Sidney "Bill" Pratt
Canadian Army Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
from:Winnipeg
My grandfather, Bill Pratt, was captured at Dieppe on August 8, 1942 and arrived at Stalag VIIIB on September 1, 1942. He spoke very little of his experiences in the POW camp. I can recall only a few stories related to the poor food and lumber camps outside the barrack where the POW's hunted hares for food when the guards were unaware. I have his wartime journal filled with poems describing battle and artwork, much of it sketched by a South African POW by the name of A.H Pienaar.

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