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Capt. Charles Wilson "Carl" Booth
British Army Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Scotlands, Warfield, Bravknell, Berkshire
My father, Charles Booth, served with the 4th (TA) Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment during the 1920's and 1930's. In 1939/40 he was with the 1st Battalion in France and commanded a company during the advance into Belgium in May 1940, taking part in the Battle of the River Dyle. In the retreat to the Dunkirk perimeter later in the month he was wounded and captured on 27th May 1940 and spent five years in various POW camps in Poland and Germany. He was liberated by US forces in April 1945.