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Trpr. George Thomas Palfrey

British Army Tank Corps

from:Barnet

My dad was Trooper George T. Palfrey in the Eight Army captured at Tobrook in May 1941 (I believe) then taken by boat to Italy, and sent onto Germany. My dad as far as I know from a rubber stamp on the back of a photo that my cousin phoned me about on Sunday, was also in Stalag IVG. Dad worked in quarries for three and half years, and it upsets me to even write about it. But I want to make a visit to where the camp was, as dad, who would have been 100 years old this coming November, always wanted to go back. He was not able to as that part of Germany was behind the Iron Curtain then. All that I know is that the POW Camp that dad was in was close to Leipzig, and now I have this camp number from the back of an old photo.

That little photo, of my cousin George who was 4 months old when it was taken, was carried by my dad all through those terrible times and also has an Italian stamp on it. Sadly his sister, George's mum, died while having another baby 18 months later. Dad was not told until he returned to England.



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