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Rflmn. George Gooding
British Army Kings Royal Rifle Corps
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George Gooding was sent to Calais with only small arms while Dunkirk being evacuated. He was captured in dock area and marched and transported in cattle trucks to Poland. He worked in mines and sawmills and had his jaw broken by rifle butt to face. He said he would not have survived without Red Cross parcels. He was released by the Russians.