205594 Pte. Thomas Edgar Swan British Army Royal West Kent Regiment from:Paddington, London My grandfather enlisted on the 8th September 1914. He never spoke of his experiences during the War. All I know is that he was sent to fight and my grandmother was informed that he was missing in action. She believed him to have been killed. She was left with two young children. She did not see him again until the end of the War when he was discharged on 26th March 1919. It transpired that he was a prisoner of war during the time he was missing.
My grandfather died in 1973 six years after my grandmother. During my lifetime I cannot recall him laughing or smiling. He was skeletal thin. He must have suffered terribly during that period whilst a prisoner but did not tell his family so far as I am aware.
I am sorry I have no other information other than his demobilization certificate and Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity. I would like to know what really happened to him.
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