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503842Daniel Robert Stichbury
British Army Grenadier Guards
My Father Daniel Robert Stichbury was caught May 30th 1940 near Brussels Belguim and was part of the BEF forces and was a Grenadier Guardsman, he survived extremely horrendous conditions, forced marched to the German border without food or water and only by the generousity of the local red cross barely survived the journey.Suffering a ear infection from a motor attack which turned into a mastoid he was sent to a militarily hospital and treated for about 10 weeks, he was the only British soldier in amongst about 20 luftwaftte pilots who tried to make conversation in English with him.
Whilst there he saw the big military build-up of the German military forces sent to Russia and after going back to the camp he was in it was closed because of the very bad conditions. The treatment and food given to him in hospital most probably saved him and after working in the mines of Sternberg and building roads with the barest of food rations he managed to see liberty on May 10th 1945 and was repratriated by the American forces back to Britain and came home one night where I met my Father at the age of 6 years.
Many British soldiers died of poor treatment as they were not fed or clothed properly in captivity, it was a tough man and a matter of survival for those who came back. My Father lived to the age of 79 years and died in 1993. He was a tough man and served his country and mankind well. I never saw any medal given for all that service and suffering
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