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235058 Pte. Sydney Percival Hartry British Army 1st Btn. South Wales Borderers from:Pontyprid Sid Hartry was my father-in-law, his wife's brother Frederick Hayden Wright also served in the same unit. They both moved to my home town after the war and Syd was a miner. He had been a physical training instructor and keen boxer in India was always a 'tough little Welshman' They served in India, taking part in the campaign in Wirestan and then the regiment moved to Iraq and then to North Africa. They were involved in the Battle of Gazala and were separated on the night of 21st June. Fred was captured and Syd escaped and eventually was transferred to the King's Own Royal Regiment. Fred was a POW in Germany, though he did speak of being held by the Italians, he was released in 1945. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.