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Sgt. John Leonard Sutlieff
British Army 3rd Btn. Coldstream Guards
from:Horsham
Jack Sutlieff joined up in 1936 and was posted to pre-war Egypt as 3rd battalion Coldstream Guards (he departed from Southampton in December 1937 on MV Dunera). He fought in North Africa, at Knightsbridge Box, amongst other places and then captured at Mareth in March 1943. Initially POW in Livorna (Leghorn) Italy and then transferred to Fallingbostal 4B and on eventual release was very thin. He spoke very little about his wartime or POW experiences.