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262465 Sgt. George Harry Clement "Bob" Allan British Army 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers from:Twickenham George Allan I have in my possession an Order issued to my father, Sergeant George Allan. This order was issued from Commandant No. 2.D.C. telling him to proceed at once with two privates per 32 seater (Dvr. Rolfe) to D.Z. to report to Captain Voorhees at Le Marchant Camp. The order gives a list of things to be taken along with the names of Pte. King, Pte. Lockey and Pte Darnell who were to be in my father's party. The order says c/o Post Office, Beaconsfield 6th of June 1944. My father told us the story of how he was ordered to go to the south coast and escort back a high ranking Italian prisoner of war. I do not know who accompanied my father, possible the privates mentioned above. They had to catch a train there and back. On the way back due to bombing the train was stopped and everyone told to get off. As my father was escorting a prisoner it was decided, by police who had stopped the train, that the safest thing to do was to take the prisoner to the local police station and lock him up for the night. At some point the prisoner asked to go to the toilet. After some while my father became suspicious and on breaking down the toilet door discovered that the prisoner had climbed out of the toilet window (he was of small stature apparently). My father gave chase worried that he would be in deep trouble with his commanding officer for allowing a prisoner to escape so possibly losing his stripes. Being a P.T. instructor in the army my father was fit and eventually caught the prisoner in the town. However, due to the air raid they were told to go to the nearest shelter and stay there for the rest of the night. The next morning my father and prisoner returned to the police station where it was planned to lock up the prisoner until a suitable train arrived, but the police station was no longer there it had taken a direct bomb hit. Had the prisoner not escaped the night before, my father, the prisoner and any privates accompany them would all have been killed. Add to this record.  Related Content: 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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