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Pte. Louis Cartz
British Army 2nd Btn. Suffolk Regiment
from:London
My grandfather Louis Cartz was captured during the March 1918 offensive near Bethune (not absolutely certain of location) as a private in the 2nd Bat Suffolk Regiment.
I understand he got caught on barbed wire and was captured and taken to a German field hospital. He celebrated his 19th birthday (25th march) having his left leg amputated, drunk as they had no anaesthetic. He was then transferred to another field hospital and was popular as he could speak German and acted as an informal conduit for both sides. He always considered himself a lucky man as he had come out alive. He had no malice towards the Germans. He came home in 1919

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