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Bombardier George Hooper
British Army Royal Artillery
from:Walsall
George (my father) enlisted in the R.A in May 1932 aged 18. He was based at Woolwich & Topsham Barracks & in Blakang Mati, Singapore,(1936-8). He returned to work at J.A.Crabtree & Co Ltd in Walsall till the outbreak of war & was recalled to the "colours" in June 1939. He was captured on his 26th birthday (26-May-40) near Dunkirk. He entered Stalag VIII Lamsdorf on 23-Jun-40 & was moved to Stalag 383 at Hohenfels in early 1942. He was liberated in April 1945.