Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website



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Pte. William Frank Rootes

British Army Royal Army Service Corps

from:Laddingford, Kent, England

Bill Rootes was captured on 21st July 1941 at Tobruk by the 21st and 25th German Panzer divisions at 11am. He was forced to march to Tobruk in the heat of the day and only given one pint of water, no food, all day.

I have many scans of Bill's diary pages. If anyone related to him would like them please email me with proof of your relationship. Bill was my grandfather's brother.



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