252218 Staff Sgt. Frank WIlliam "Tiny" Bray British Army 1st Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment from:Maidstone Frank 252218 was regular army before 1939, recalled from the Reserve a short period before embarkation to Belgium. He was in action, on the front line listening post forward of Petergem in May. Frank was captured while the battalion withdrew and was force marched to Stalag XXA in Poland. He was shot at for trying to retrieve a potato on the journey. The polish camp was a fort complex. Frank said that a number died on the way or by suicide at the fort. Later, he was transferred to Stalag 383, Hohenfels, Bavaria, POW No. 5429. His daily job included taking a cart to collect supplies from the local town, guarded by a German veteran. He sent letters and postcards to Elsie, his wife during this time, He remained at the camp until American forces arrived and the war in Europe ended.
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