229484 Gnr. Edward Joseph McGuinness British Army Royal Artillery My grandfather, Edward Joseph McGuinness, was a gunner in the Royal Artillery. I understand he was born about 1917 in Ireland and was based at the Devonshire Regiment Barracks on Topsham Road, Exeter in the 1930s, where he remained until the outbreak of war. He married Marjorie Barker in 1934 in Exeter.
He was taken prisoner at Dunkirk and sent to Stalag 383, where he remained until the end of the war and his return to Devon.
I also understand there was a camp artist, as I have a picture of my mother, which was drawn simply from my grandfather's description, and is treasured. Does anyone have any information about Edward, the artist or the camp?
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