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Pte Harry Smith
British Army 4th Battalion Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
from:Chalfont St. Giles
My Dad, Harry Smith was captured in Belgium in late May by the Albert Canal in 1940
He was a prisoner of war for 5 years until "the long walk" and a lift home. I have a letter he sent to his Mother in 1946 saying he was in hospital to be fattened up then he would be home. He gave his address as Mid Glamorgan Hospital but no records can be found?
I have found records that suggest he was in Stalag XX-A but another records suggests it was Stalag XX-B so perhaps he was moved around.
Dad, like many other brave men who endured this horror never spoke about it to anyone other than to remark when asked once about friends, "I lost my friends in 1940".
I am slowly gathering snippets of information but if anyone thinks they can fill some of the gaps?