206461 Pte. Louis Gillen British Army Black Watch from:Enniskillen N. Ireland My father, Louis Gillen,joined the Ulster Rifles and was at El Alamein with the Black Watch. He was captured in Italy. I don't know where he was held, but he managed to escape and was re-captured again approx 12 months later. He was taken to Stalag XI A where he remained until the end of the war. I would love to hear what life was like there as my father never really spoke about it. Sadly he passed away in 2003 aged 81yrs.
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