223191 Cpl. David Henry Tucker British Army 2nd Battalion Irish Guards from:Knottingley David Tucker was my granddad, sadly no longer with us. He, too, was a POW in Stalag 4B along with other survivors of the Anzio Landings in Italy. Like the other survivors, when he was captured by the Italian forces they handed them over to the Germans.
He was transported to Stalag 4B (a long long way from Anzio) where he spent the remainder of the war. I don’t remember any stories from the journey, but I remember lots of his stories about the hunger, but despite the hunger still unable to eat a tomato that was smuggled in to his hut from the commandant’s garden. (I have never successfully eaten a tomato without being ill). I also remember his stories of the camp’s liberation by the Cossacks (as he referred to them) and for the vodka they left with the starving POWs.
After he returned to the UK he vowed never to leave the UK again, nor to be hungry again. And, he was true to his word. If anyone remembers him, I would love to hear from you.
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